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.

restaurant. Is that

this restaurant where they ran into Noel and Thomas. She felt so awkward that she covered her face with

the menu.

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

realized the design of the restaurant

who would’ve thought it was

friend,” Noel casually replied as if it was insignificant

confirmed their orders once they’d placed

with

she was allergic to peanuts, but she didn’t pay attention to

slight warmth in her heart, knowing Noel

completely forgot I was allergic to peanuts! How did you know, Noel?” Lilian was surprised as she excitedly held

Noel unconsciously withdrew his hands

tumed scarlet and said embarrassingly, “Hey, Whitney is

lucky to have an observant boyfriend like Mr. Howard,

Noel. She thought he changed the salad because

was so attentive that he knew all

her heart had sunk into a

washroom halfway through the

at the table, sitting across

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

don’t worry,

away from

e past.

and wondered if her was

their relationship, or rather, their relationship in