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, or was be really this

not paying you back that way. Forget it.”

wheel, smoothly navigating the car through traffic. His voice was calm but firm. “You don’t

relet–until he added, “But it doesn’t matter. You’re repaying your debt on my teams.

Whitney snapped, her voice rising in frustration.

he said, histone

“Yop–1

was nothing but a sham. This man was infuriating, stubbom, and

her putted–up cheeks and fiery glane, Noel chuckled softly, basely

a long silence, he spolie again.

up. “What is it?”

community. Noel parked the car and turned to her, his eyes dark

stop trying to cut me out of your life. No mote avoiding me. When Frall, you come. And no

their previous arrangement, only with even more

you, but we keep things strictly

creditor. If you want to

you serious?” che thot

“Completely

“This is ridiculous!”

always go with the finu option,”

ped, coussing lar

his smirk widening-

It’s settled, die inuttered,

smile that played on his lips. Without missing a beat, he asked, “Are

off guard. “We just agreed on the

effect immediately.” Noel said, his