When Love Is a Lie (Whitney and Damian) novel Chapter 12

Chapter 12 You Live Here Too 

To Whitney’s sumprise, it was Morl 

She hadn’t expected the person waiting outside the elevator who guided her through the deal to be him. No wonder he had call here at det beke she was trapped in the elevated? 

“Thank you, Mr.Howard” 

“‘s nothing” 

The property management 

si stait thanked Noel and then asked Whitney if she felt unwell and needed to go to the hospital whey shook her head, saying their was no need. She was just a bit shaken, nothing more. 

Once the stall leit, she turned to thank Nor. “Thank you. You saved me again. “ 

This was the second time he had come to her rescue. 

As much as she tried to mid any entanglement with him, late seemed intent on making her men, flat she was genuinely thankhel Hewing his voice in the elevator had truly calmed her nerves – 

Noel lowered his paze. His deep eyes lingered on her for a moment behind his sibvs framed glasses. Then, picking up the umbrellapainst the will, he saidcently, “Don’t play hard to get over and over again. Men will get tentotit.” 

“What?” Whitney looked at him, contused The coutent was so nin of the bhee that she had no idea what he met 

Noel shook off the son from his umbrla “Move back home at least you won’t ha 

Whitney frmed at his words. She trad to put his words together, and finally, she understood what he meant. 

Her gratitude tumed to anger at once “You think I’m doing this un piepose to get Dvenian’s attention ? 

“Aren’t you?” Noel asked with a hint of amusement in his eyes. “Do you ally plan on breaking up with 

Whimney fell silent at once 

she wanted to end things, but reality made it hard to simply walk away. And after all, it was eight years of devotion. It wasn’t easy to let po 

“Thank your saving me again, but my elationship with Dame is my business, I don’t need you worrying dioul 

After saying that, she pressed her lips into a line and moved past Noel without a second glance 

Even though the later was fixed, she didn’t know it would break down again. So, she took the stairs home insteal 

Frustrated, Whitney found herself moving quickly up the stairs. By the time she reached the eighth floor, she was out of hingath and had to show down. As she did, she beant footsteps belm. 

Whitney peered down to see or following her at a steady pace. 

What now! Had he not given her enough advice and was now coming to lecture her more? 

“What are you doing following me?”” dhe snapped. “Are you thinking of going to my place to conte ocking met 

When Not reached the landing between the seventh and eighth floors, his breathing wins stil steady, showing no sign of fatigue. 

“I’m going home,” he replied coldbr. As he ascended, he added, “If you keep a steady pace, you won’tler out of breath” 

Whitney stopped, dumblinded. “You live here to?” 

By then, Noel had already passed her. His voice floated down from above, is that a problem?” 

Upon hearing his reply, Whitney decided to drop the conversation 

Taking his advice, she climbed more slowly. There were only a few steps between them. Whitney noticed that he hadn’t stopped even after a long line. She wondered which four he actually lived on. 

They both finally stopped on the 16th floor 

Noel went to the door across from hers and unlocked a 

“You live across from me?” Whitney was astonished. The same neighborhood, the building, and even the same out 

In the few days since she moved in, she hada’t sem anyone or heard a sound from across the hall, so she had mounted the place was mujer 

“I moved in yesterday” boel booked at her “Anything ebe you’d Beinsk 

Whitney shut her mouth. 

Where bechose to live was his own business 

judging by Noel’s attitude, he probably didn’t even know she lived across frombin, let alone hatbor any intention of chuging saber aver that night 

Nope,” she replied and tumed to unlock her own door