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.

he gotten it?

planning to turn me in, and you

forced herself to stay calm. “Did I send it? It really wanted to take you down, I’d have

he stepped closer, his

snarled. “Noel’s been investigating me, basn’t he? Don’t act like you weren’t planning to hand everything over to him.

and Whitney gasped for air, her face turning red

to pass out,” Billy

released her, letting her collapse forward, coughing and gasping

you?” Whitney rasped, her voice boarse. “You’ve been with Rachel behind my back, pretending to care about me while planning to use me

his features before it was replaced by something far darker.

have hurt you. But don’t you see? I cralized I

dropped, the desperation in

Everything I’ve done the deals, the risks–was for you. Once my plan

not from emotion–only fear. Damian had crossed the line from ambition to obsession, and there was

you,” Damian continued, his voice rising. “You tried to destiny me! You plotted against me with Rachel and Noel. You were going to let

through the air

I loved you for right

trembled with a mix of anger and pain, her voice

face twisted as if she’d stabbed him, his notions a storm of age