When Love Is a Lie (Whitney and Damian) novel Chapter 255

Yvette returned to the ward with the form in hand. "All done, let's go—"

She swallowed the rest of her words when she realized the room was empty.

"Where did she go?" Yvette glanced around, her eyes scanning the space.

She checked every corner, even the nurse's station, but there was no sign of Whitney. No one seemed to know where she had gone.

Just as Yvette was about to call, her phone buzzed with a message from Whitney. "Yvette, I had to leave early. I have something to take care of."

Yvette replied, "What happened?"

However, there was no reply.

What could have happened that she couldn't even leave a proper explanation?

Yvette felt uneasy. After a moment of thought, she decided to call Noel.

…

A black sedan drove down the road, with Whitney and Madelyn sitting quietly in the backseat of the car.

Ryan Green, the driver, focused on the road as silence filled the car. The atmosphere felt heavy, almost stifling.

"Did you tell Noel I came to see you?" Madelyn's voice broke the quiet, her gaze calm but unreadable.

Whitney, holding her phone, turned slightly. "No. I just told a friend I had to leave early."

She had expected this. After all, Noel was the one who had saved her again, and he'd almost gotten hurt. Madelyn was bound to be upset.

More than anything, she worried Madelyn might suspect something between her and Noel.

With the fall of the Reid family, the arranged marriage came to an end. Madelyn would make sure to warn her not to get any ideas. Even without Lilian, there would still be Gillian and Jillian, but it could never be her.

Whitney braced herself for whatever Madelyn was about to say. If she saw it coming, maybe it wouldn't hurt as much.

Madelyn glanced at her. "You're more self-aware than I thought."

Before long, the car stopped in front of a grand manor. Stepping outside, Whitney glanced at the imposing structure and guessed it was the Howard residence.

She reached for her luggage, but Ryan had already taken it from the trunk. "I'll take care of it," he said.

"No, thank you. I'll handle it," Whitney replied quickly, extending her hand.

"Let Ryan carry it for you. You shouldn't be lifting heavy things right now," Madelyn said, motioning for her to follow inside.