When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 253 She Decided To Keep The Child

That evening, after dining at Gavin’s restaurant, the events that followed replayed vividly in Helena’s mind.

Gavin had offered to drive her home, but she firmly declined. To put an end to his advances, she walked away with Matthew instead.

When they arrived at her apartment, just as she was about to step out of the car, the door locks clicked shut, She tumed to Matthew with a puzzled expression.

“Helena, ”

His deep, dark eyes fixed on her as he leaned closer. His breaths brushed against her face, warm and unsteady.

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Helena knew exactly what he intended to do. Staring at the young man three years her junior, she unexpectedly felt a pang of nervousness. At that moment, gripped her seatbelt tightly.

ing the most precious treasure. Summoning a courage he didn’t know he had, he

Matthew’s gaze fell on her soft, slightly parted lips. He looked as if he were handling Beaned in and pressed a swift kiss to her lips.

The car was dimly lit, illuminated only by the faint orange glow of the street lights outside. The soft light cast shadows across Matthew’s face, revealing the flush spreading across his cheeks.

Helena caught sight of the redness on his face, and for a fleeting moment, her heart skipped a beat.

Perhaps it was the alcohol, or maybe it was a feeling she couldn’t quite put into words, but Helena leaned forward suddenly. She cupped Matthew’s face and kissed him back without hesitation

control, but Matthew quickly turned the

with an intimate warmth, punctuated by their lisses and the sound of their

snapped back to reality, and she abruptly pushed

the hell was she

her best friend’s

wrong?” Matthew asked, bewildered.

drank too much,

and got out of the car.

she had been avoiding Matthew:

weren’t drunk that

back to the

yet determined gaze. “I was engaged once, and I’m older

me, I would still feel the same. I like you, Helena. That’s all that matters. Besides, how can you say we’re incompatible when we’ve never even tried

brother, so I don’t want to hurt you can we just pretend that night never happened?” Helena asked

silence, be said, “I know Gavin hurt you before. If you don’t want

Whitney with

the Reid Family

regained consciousness, the police came to the hospital to take her statement. It

to a major international case involving multiple

only been circulated within their social circles and hadn’t made

was the father of the child. She was speechless

had made up her mind. Regardless of whether she ended up with Noel, she would keep the child