When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 219 Sign This Agreement

When Whitney pushed the door open again, Thomas was gone, and Noel was the only one left in the room

She was scanning the room when Noel spoke in a cold, calm voice.

“What are you looking for?”

Whitney shook her head. “Nothing.”

“You’ve been crying.”

His eyes locked onto her red–rimmed eyes. It wasn’t a question, but a statement of a fact.

When she had retreated to the restroom earlier, she hadn’t wanted to cry, that with no one around, the suffocating emotions she had been holding back had

overwhelmed her. Hei thunat trembled, her eyes buttied and stung, and the tears just fell uncontrollably.

she

By the time she calmed down, she noticed her eyes were swollen through the mirror’s reflection. She had hurriedly splashed cold water on her face. Once s thought it was hard to tell she had been crying, she took a deep breath and exited the restroo

She didn’t expect Noel to notice it with just a glance.

“No, it’s just from cooking earlier.” Whitney said quieldy, trying to cover up her embarrassment and not wanting him to see how vulnerable she was

“Don’t you think that excuse is a little weak?” he said, his gaze never leaving her, watching for even the smallest flicker of emotion

It was a temble excuse, What kind of food could possibly make her eyes red and swollen like that?

“What do you want me to say, my dear brother–in–law? That I cried for you?”

Rather than continuing to make excuses, it would be better to face things head–on and turn them on their head

faint smirk pulled at the corner of his lips “What’s this? Are you already thinking of yourself as Damian’s widow? You keep calling me

There was no reason for her to refer to

at a loss for words, and she pursed her lips

motioned

come closer with

didn’t move. “Why did you call me

kept her distance, her

Noel scoffed inwardly.

she sure knew how to annoy

about your mother’s

tell silent, his fingers curling around the glass of wine in front of him as he swirled it idly, keeping his eyes lowered

clenched tightly at her sides. Then, she took a deep breath and walked over to him. She still remembered the last words Norl had said before leaving the room at the Howard residence.

had no choice but to

do for you to give me the medicine?” Whitney stood beside him, herrone carrying a

scene that was lens lingered in the air, subtly

our, pulling her toward him without a

action, and she stabled into his a arms. Looking up, she was met with the line of his

but he held her even tigliter.

don’t know what I want to do?” His deep, husky voice whispered

Whitney instantly tersed

teary eyes, and the unique Fragrance

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face slowly

she closed

the was acting like a frightened rabbit. His deep gaze swept over every part of her face, and he finally had the pity in his eyes before muttering, “What

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