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

was on a date with Damian in this restaurant where they ran

the menu.

she was having an emotional issue back then, she didn’t pay attention to the restaurant aside from it being the most

the design of the restaurant suited her

who would’ve thought it was designed

Noel casually replied as if

their orders once they’d placed

the salad with peanut dressing to Caesar salad.

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

felt a slight warmth in her heart, knowing Noel remembered

I was allergic to peanuts! How did you know, Noel?”

instead. Noel unconsciously withdrew his hands before pouring a glass of juice to Lilian.

scarlet and said embarrassingly, “Hey, Whitney is here,

to have an observant

changed the salad because

turned out it was because of Lillan. He was so attentive that he knew all about her preferences

sunk into

herself to the washroom halfway through the

were left at the table, sitting across from

head lowered, focusing on the meal

see Lilian insisted on having me tag along?” she looked up, replying, “But don’t

“Stay away from her in the

e past.

wondered

abour Lilian finding out about their