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.

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

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

the menu.

issue back then, she didn’t pay attention to the restaurant aside from

after the date she realized the design of the

thought it was

a friend,” Noel casually replied as

their orders once they’d placed

salad with

to peanuts, but she didn’t pay attention to the ingredients

her heart, knowing Noel remembered

you know, Noel?” Lilian was surprised as she

Noel unconsciously withdrew his hands

tumed scarlet and said embarrassingly, “Hey, Whitney

awkwardly. “You’re so lucky to have an observant boyfriend like Mr. Howard, Ms.

the salad because he

turned out it was because of Lillan. He was so

into a cold,

washroom halfway

Whitney were left at the table, sitting across from each other.

had her head lowered, focusing on

you not see Lilian insisted on having me tag along?” she looked up, replying, “But don’t worry, I’ll leave once she’s back. I

“Stay away from her in the future.”

e past.

and wondered if

about their