When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 127 Is Noel Already Slept With You

Whiter said, “We agreed radier not to sleepen the he bed. Are you trying to go back on that?-

she reminded min at their promise from earlier in the day

Tamian smiled, the comers of his lips curling in mockery. “You know I’m not a gentleman can change my

mind anyt| don’t need to keep promises

so, his words earlier were nothing but lies. The was despicable.

Whitney threw the blanket aside and immediately beaded for the don

pumian grabbed her wrist with one swilt motion. “Where are you going? To find Noel? Do you want to deep

with him instead?”

With hesitation, Whitney slapped him.

But Dunstan blocked it and, in one Theid motion, held her wrist With atur, he pulled her into his enshrace

and trapped her in his arms. No matter how much she

“Gaveanother chance. Let’s over, shall we man’s tone stened, his gaze almost pleadi

“We're beyond that, Damian Letpol”

Whitney glared at him, hitting how with her fists. Damian, growing frustrated with her resistance, |

e, held her head firmly and kissed her

Whitney pursed her lips tightly, trying to prevent him from kissing her further.

Damian lifted his hand and grabbed herchin, attempting to pry her lips apart.

Suddenly, he winced as pain shot through his palm. His hand instinctively loosened. Looking down, he saw a

deep bite mark on his hand as blood trickled imm the

Taking a advantage of the moment, Whitney quickly stepped back toward the door, using her sleeve to wipe

away the spot on her face where he had touched her. She delta wave of disgust and nausea

Damian was taken aback, hurt by her reaction. His face twisted with a mixture of anger and embarrassment.

“Why won't you letsleep with you? is it because Noel has already slept with you? is that why you won't

reconcile with me?”

Whitney looked at him coldly and said in a sharp voice, “What about you? Were you sleeping with Rachel

because of Noel too?”

Damian froze for a moment. “What did you say?

Whitney gave cold, mocking laugh. “Look in the mirror”

Without another word, she quickly pulled open the door and lett.

Damian furrowed his brows and walked to the mirror. Upon glancing at his shirt collar, he saw the lipstick stain.

His expression immediately darkened.

Whitney found an empty guest room, locked the door behind her, and sat down She took a moment to calm

herself before starting to work on her drawings and proposal

the worked straight through the night.

On Monday morning, Whitney headed to work after having beeldast with Elijah

Damian acted as if nothing had happened the previous night and offered to drive her to the office.

“No tweed You're not going my way,” Whitney replied, trying to remain cordial while keeping things as normal as

possible in front of Eljah

“tuaid I'll drive you. What does it matter if it's on my way or not? Grandpa, don’t you agree?” Damian said,

bringing up Elijah.

Elijah simply andded: “Whitney, let Damian drive you. You don’t have to worry about him. After all, he’s your

fiance. It’s only night.”

Damian stood up and beaded for her shoulder. Whitney shot him acold look, unsure how to avoid his touch

“Lettake her,” Norl’s voice interrupted.

Noel walked over to Elijah and added, “Whitney's company is collaborating with Seabouille Architectural fustitute

on a project, and we have a meeting there today. We're headed in the sdirection”

Damian's gare darkened for a moment, but his se never faltered. “There's no need for you to bother, Noel. I'll

take my fiancée myself “

Elijah naised an eyebrow, surprised. “You two are working together? What project?”

“A provincial - invel top-tier hospital. We're adopting Whitney's ideas for the exterior design of this project,” Noel

replied

“Nice, very nice. If she caught your eye, ili m she’s quite capable. Fine, you two can go together.” Elijah praised.

soma need for

amian was about to mice his dissatisfaction when Elijah interupted, “Store Whitney is working with Noel,

let him take her. We're all family, so na

Whitory actually preferred to go alone. Damian was like a dangerous trap, but Noel was no better. She

knew he wasn’t an easy man either.

“Get in the car. You'll be lete if you wait any longer,” Noel insisted, not leaving her any chance to refuse.

He was already heading outside.

A cold and ominous gaze from Danian made Widiney stop hesitating. She quickly followed behind

The driver opened the backseat door, and the two of them got in

Throughout the ride, Noel was engrossed in his laptop and taking calls, leading no tto pay attention to

het.

Neal Alvesda Best With You

The driver stopped the car halfway down the street. “Ms. Spencer, we’ve arrived.”

it was the perfect spot to get out, ensuring that no one from the company would see her.

Noel was still on the phone, so Whitney didn’t bother him. She simply opened the door and got out,

heading straight toward her office. When Beata heard that Whitney was heading to Seabourke

Architectural Institute with Amy for the meeting, she couldn’t help but envy her

Atter a quick trip to the restroom, Whitney lett the office with Amy.

In a large conference room at the institute were no less than a dozen people already seated. Once

everyone had settled in, Noel entered the room.