When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 195 Tell Him You Never Loved Him, You Just Used Him

Whitney’s redier body toembled authe weight of the truth sink in.

From the moment she and Rachel stated their plan, Damian had known everything. He had been watching them all along, letting them act out their futile scheme while he waited in the shadows.

It was all under hiscont

she finally understood Neel’s waming–Damian wasn’t someone who could be bronglit down easily. The man who had risen to the top of the Howard empire wasn’t just chaming, he was calculating and puthless.

She had gondol’s advice, stubbornly believing she could handle things on her own Now, her navet had landed her here

Whitney tell a sharp pang of regret, but it was too late for that. She had to find a way out of this,

“Ladmit I thought Hudevidence,” she said, keeping her volce steady. “But I didn’t do anything. I just wanted to force you to end the engagement

Damian’s lips twitched into a cold smile.

He held up his hand, and Billy stepped forward, pulling a Lansiliar envelope from his jacket. He placed it in Damian’s outstretched hand.

Whitney’s stomach dropped. It was the letter she had perpared for the authorities.

had he gotten

dangled the envelope in front of her, hestone mocking, “You’re planning to turn me in, and you still

herself to stay calm. “Did I send it? It really wanted to take you down, I’d have sent that the moment 1 got my hands

as he stepped closer, his hand snapping out to grab

still lying to me,” he snarled. “Noel’s been investigating me, basn’t he? Don’t act like you weren’t planning to hand everything over to him. You two are working together to

her face turning

Howard, stop! She’s going to pass out,”

snap out of it, his eyes flicking to Whitey’s face. He released her, letting

“You’ve been with Rachel behind my back, pretending to care about me while planning to use me to secure your inheritance. You’re no

expression flickered, guilt flashing across his features before it was replaced by something far darker.

“I shouldn’t have been with her. I shouldn’t have hurt you. But

voice dropped, the desperation in his tone unmistakable.

me, I realized what you meant to me. Everything I’ve done the deals, the risks–was for you. Once my plan succeeds, the entire Howard legacy will be ours. I’ll give you everything, Whitney,

crossed the line from ambition to obsession,

voice rising. “You tried to destiny me! You plotted against me with Rachel and

words cut through the air

gaze, her eyes blazing. “And why wouldn’t I? I loved you for right

of anger and pain, her voice

him, his notions a storm of age and anguish. Then, almost imperceptibly,