When Love Is a Lie (Whitney and Damian) novel Chapter 83

Chaptery Does It Matter That I me? 

Helena was in Noel’s office dissing legal contracts when Whinney’s call came through. 

I was already   anderyone at the Seabuke Architectural Institute had long since left for the night 

The office was sent, making Whimney’s voice sound even clearer or the phone 

Aber ending the call, Helena stood up urgently. “Noel, I have to po Let’s pick this up tomorrow” 

poet hesitated briefly before speaking. “The contract sigting is the day after tomorrows, and we still have many terms to finalize. If this delays our progress, your firm might lose the deal” 

“Dar, Noel, you heard what just happened. Whitney’s been locked up by her dad, and I have to go help her!” Helena replied anxiously, baffled by Noel’s sudden lack of understanding 

“you really think you can just show up and convince Westley to let her go? Do you think he’d release her just becognise you asked him to?” Noel challenged. 

Helena paused. She knew that he was right. These was no guarantee the could get Whitney out. 

The Howards had influence, but Wedley was no way opponent, no matter how powerful her family was 

Still, shouldn’t just abandon her best friend 

“Noel_” whimney whispered, he voice barely audible she looked up at him, a hint of vulnerability in her eyes. 

*I’ll go, and you continue your work here.“Noel cut her off abruptly. 

“Hub Helena’s eyes widened in supine. 

Noel was aliwady standing up, slipping into his black coat, bing he out. You stay here and finish your work. Remember, time is precious” 

As he reached the door, Helena finally regained her senses. “Nool, Whitney wants to break off her ement with Damian. Aen’t you even a lime surprised? 

His reaction was as if he’d already known. Noel glanced at her, then at her phone on the desk. He said, “You have a message 

Back in News G–Wagon, hol glanced at the person in the passenger seat, noting her dared expression and the way her wide eyes reflected the streetlights outside, 

His date broke the silence in the car. “Helena adam important contract to review tonight she had to get it done, so she called me!! 

“Helena called you?” Whitney asked, confused. She couldn’t imagine Helena, unaware of het history with Noel, would ask him to come pick her up. 

Keeping his gaze on the road, Noel replied calmly,” you don’t believe me, you can call her to check. But remember, the can’t be distracted. If there’s any issue with the contract, her firm could easificant penalty” 

Whimey fell silent. Fine, she’d let it go. What mattered was that she was but now. 

She pulled out her phone and sent Matthew a message, asking if he’d been caught helping her. 

Matthew replied almost instantly. “Don’t worry, Noone knows Whit, are you safe? Where are you now?” 

Even in her disappointment with her father, she felt warmth from her little brother, 

“I’m fine. A friend came to pick me up. You should go to bed” Whimey typed back quickly, 

When she don’t speak for a while. Noel glanced over and saw her testing 

Whitney looked up, taking a moment to understand that he diminued her silence and her 

uncher testing Helena ;) 

She didn’t bother to explain and instead aded, “Didn’t you want me to just go along with this marriage to Damian, keep everyone happy? My father locking me up should be exactly what you wanted So why did you agree to hala Helena 

Her father’s goal is confining her was to prevent her from breaking off the engagement he had his way, he’d likely keep has locked up until the day before the wedding 

Picking up on the hint of sarcasm in her tone, Noel turned a corner and pulled over by the side of the road