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

he pretending to forget, or was be

paying you back that

voice was calm but firm. “You don’t have to agree to it”

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

ridiculous!” Whitney snapped, her

he said, histone unapologetic.

“Yop–1

Noel that everyone admired was nothing but

glane, Noel chuckled softly, basely audible.

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

up. “What is

to Yvette’s gated community. Noel parked the car and

of your life. No mote avoiding me. When Frall, you come. And

suspiciously like going back to their previous arrangement, only

keep things strictly casual. I won’t drop everything for you, and I’m entitled to my

creditor. If you

serious?” che thot

“Completely

“This is ridiculous!”

go with the finu

ped, coussing lar

his smirk

settled, die inuttered,

in the faint smile that played on his lips. Without missing a beat, he asked, “Are you plotting

her seat, caught off guard. “We just agreed

take effect immediately.” Noel said, his gaze plening.