When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 194 Even Your Own Child Wasn’t Spared

“Uncle Damian. It want me it washed she faced me into this?

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sheclared at Tumian’s parti leg, desperati

Whitne

ched into every line of her battered face

Unele Damian‘ I’m telling the tnth. Whimney–she made me do it. She blackmailed me into working with i

↑ [ didn’t, she said she’d go straight to

ther procesing guilt fordragging Rachel into her scheme, but beating this betrayal, the quilt evaporated, replaced by cold fury.

paying you were forced to take my

ing, cutting through Rachel’s lies:

Rachel’s breath hitched, her gaze darting as her story unraveled “Didn’t take of Not a single penny! You tried in bribe mel-

Whitney soufted, heclipsanding into a sardonic smile. “Tuus. You dalised I threatened you Why would I need to be someone I could already blackma

Rachel’s face turned gray, her mouth opening and closing like a fel pasping for air, Shar faltered, unable to peruncile her own lies.

“I’m telling the truth?” she finally walled, trying to throw femellat Dantanagan. She was yanked back by the men holding her

carrying you baby! The doctor sakd it’s probably a derry, Hease forgive me. I’ll Fanything. I’ll

She knew Damian valued the child, and she

cold and unreadable. Finally, he raised an

“that so

moment, nodding fervently, “Yes, Uncle Damian!

tonearmained nonchalant. “Too bad.

spoken so casually, hit

do you mean?” Her voice shook, her arms tightening protectively around her stomach

the manstanding beside

stepped forward

doing? Rachel screamed, trying to scramble away.

far, the man’s boot

traman, Billy

so auta! Take her away! Keep this out of Mr. Howard’s sight!”

hand dismissively, not

her out

leaving a sneaked blood across the floor.

in shallow gasps as she tried to

her shoulder She flinched

expression as calm as if nothing had happened “I’d never treat you

holding back spilling over. “You’re insane! You killed your

chair, sat down, and leaned back, his posture relaxed.

I figured it all our The asked casually, as though discussing the weather.

together, refusing

tell you,” he continued, bothered by her silence. “You think it was the security footage

but she