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

teeth. Was he pretending to forget, or was be really this shameless?

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

the wheel, smoothly navigating the car through traffic. His voice was calm but firm.

felt a wave of relet–until he added, “But it doesn’t matter. You’re repaying your

Whitney snapped, her voice rising

said, histone unapologetic.

“Yop–1

was nothing but a sham.

her putted–up cheeks and fiery glane, Noel chuckled

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

pecked up. “What

the car and turned to her, his eyes dark

life. No mote avoiding me. When Frall, you come. And no more secrets. No lies.”

to their previous arrangement, only with even more

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

leaning back in his seat. “You’re repaying a debt, Whitney. I’m the creditor. If you

serious?” che

“Completely

“This is ridiculous!”

can always go with the finu option,”

ped, coussing lar

his smirk

inuttered,

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

caught off guard.

said, his gaze plening.