When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 189 You’re Repaying a Debt, and I’m Your Creditor

Elijah stood by the window, paring not at the diveway. Behind him, his trusted aide, Isaac, voiced his concem

“Mr. Howard Sender, are you really letting Ms. Spencer Trave like this? I’m afraid she wen’t erfum in the Howard residence once shar’s gone. ”

Elijah sighed deeply, “Bainian monged her. What right do I have to make her stay

A few days earlier, Mr. Isaachad been sent to investigate Rachel’s medical records at the clinic where she had her pregnancy confirmed. At first, there was nothing to find noterma trace of an appointment. But the doctors quickly fabled when they were informed that the inquiry came at Elijali’s request.

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It tamed out Rachel was nearly two months porgivet. The attending physician admitted to deleting all reconds after being bribed by hilly. 1 made in diren to the doctor that Damian was not under any decumstances to be informed of this discovery

As Elijah watched from the window, he saw Whitney loading her lippage into Norlar. He let out another bewysigh

“Damian and Whitney were never mean to be. Let’s just leave it to fate now,” he said, turning back to tar “Start making arrangements. I’ll visit the Spencer Tandero call at the engagement ”

Inode the car, the tension was p

was palpable.

Whitney glanced at Noel out of the comes of her eye. His sharp proble–cold and beautiful–lordcarved from stone. The cleared her throating the

courage to speak.

“Abeat that…agterment”

“What agreement?” Noelirplied, his tone indillefent as he fertised on the mad

pretending to forget,

blurted out, “I’m not paying you back that way. Forget it.”

traffic. His voice was calm but firm. “You don’t have

of relet–until he added, “But it

snapped, her voice

he said,

“Yop–1

and composed Noel that everyone admired was nothing but a

cheeks and fiery glane, Noel chuckled softly,

a long silence, he spolie again. “There’s another

pecked up. “What is

to Yvette’s gated community. Noel parked the

No mote avoiding me. When Frall,

That sounded suspiciously like going back to their previous

she said after a pause, “I won’t avoid you, but we keep things strictly casual. I won’t drop everything for

seat. “You’re repaying a debt, Whitney. I’m the creditor. If you want to pay it off quickly, you don’t get to negotiate

serious?” che thot

“Completely

“This is ridiculous!”

finu option,” hesaid

ped, coussing lar

smirk

It’s settled, die inuttered, gritting her

lips. Without missing a beat, he asked, “Are you plotting something

her seat, caught off guard. “We just agreed on

said, his gaze