When Love Is a Lie

Lilian asked Noel, “Can we have Whitney join us for dinner? She helped me a lot today,”

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Noel glanced toward Whitney before looking affectionately at Lilian and smiled. “Up to you.”

Whitney had never seen Noel this gentle before. She always remembered him as cold, ruthless, and even borderline ruthless…

She felt like an invisible hand was elenching tight on her heart, each squeeze sent a suppressing, throbbing ache to it.

Lilian smiled sweetly and replied, “You’re the best, Noel!”

She then invited Whitney to get in the car

to leave.

“Thank you, Ms. Reid. But perhaps I shouldn’t disturb your dinner with Mr. Howard, Whitney said before trying

But Lilian held Whitney’s wrist and responded, “We’ve promised to have a meal together. Besides, there’s still something more I want to learn about the company,

Whitney couldn’t refuse Lilian, so she submitted to her and entered the passenger seat.

Lilian’s graceful laughter kept coming from the backseat whereas Whitney felt like she was sitting on a bed of needles

They finally arrived at the restaurant.

It had a very romantic floor–to–ceiling glass wall, displaying the e amazing

coastal view.

you’re the designer of this restaurant. Is that true?” Lilian asked once they were seated.

was on a date with Damian in this restaurant where they ran into Noel and Thomas. She felt

the menu.

then, she didn’t pay attention to the restaurant aside from it being the most romantic restaurant in

date she realized the design of the restaurant suited her

would’ve thought it was designed by Noel?

help for a friend,” Noel casually replied as if

confirmed their orders once

with peanut

surprised. She realized she was allergic to peanuts, but she didn’t pay attention to the ingredients on the men

her

to peanuts! How did you know, Noel?” Lilian was surprised as

remember it for you instead. Noel unconsciously withdrew his hands before pouring a glass of juice to Lilian.

embarrassingly, “Hey, Whitney is here, you

have an observant boyfriend like Mr. Howard, Ms.

Noel. She thought he changed the

was so attentive that he knew all about her

felt like her heart had sunk into a cold, bottomless river, freezing her

the washroom halfway through the meal,

Whitney were left at the

you come along?” Whitney had her head lowered, focusing on the meal when she heard Noel

me tag along?” she looked up, replying, “But don’t worry, I’ll

from her in the future.”

e past.

and wondered if her was

their relationship, or rather, their