When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 191 The Howards Breaking Off the Engagement

Before she could respond, Damian‘ Sender came themagh

“I found out yesterday that the sermity footage at the Lahad Doors. We had it restored. That’s when I saw your car parked outside the night befor

Hermendrived she’d been careful. After lewing the villa, she’d remembered the security cameras and had Bachel erase any trace other visit, Rachel had even g so far as to hire a professional to wipe the footage completely

Yet, komtichow, it won restoped

“hes, I was there,” Whitney ahmed, her or steady “tralized fengot one of my fits and came to grab it.

• She let out a dey laugh, deliberately.

Damian’s frustration simmerdes the other end. “It’s not what you think. That night, tract feeling well, so I sted home, Rachel must have heat and came to checkomme That’s all it was – nothing happened betwernis”

Whitney’s lips curled into a bitter smile: “Really? checking on you with a dress like that? Her te wairy, but her palms were clammy, gripping the phone as

she diden kowow how much of the footage Damianshad recovered. The cameras in the villa were handled ne at the entrance and one in the living room. He hade installed any i pravne spaces, citing his need for privacy

She had to tread carefully. Acting too caliu might make him suspicious. Instead, she close anger.

I swear to you thing happened

youdon’t believe me, we can sit down with Echel

ability to lie sa convincingly would have been

what to believe inmore, Damian. You always have an explanation, but

Damianetzed ent

to you, Whitney Whatever it takes. I don’t want

the restoord footage show you in the study? There was

angry. I saw Rachel there, dressed like that, and I didn’t want to lose my temper and

bir flowed effomlessly, each word calculated

placated, “I wish you’d told

Whitney wanted to

“Maybe. But we’ll see, Damian. I’m still not

up to you he promised, his voice taking on an agertone. “We can talkabout starting fresh I was thinking….After the wedding, we could take a

northern lights like you’ve always

time with him,

replied

evening, Whitney at at her desk, potting the final touches on her report. She Included all the incriminating

envelope. Her plan was simple–deliver

buzzed early the next

Anoy

betternow, lin’101?” Any asked without preamble.

to work I’ve got a project in

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