Ehlicked his wrist as it to tell Damian to hurry and get it done.

Damian stood up to leave. He looked at Whitney and asked, "Are you all right, Whitney? You're looking a little pale."

Everyone at the table turned to look at r

Realizing her composuer had slipped, Whittery quickly made up an excuse. "I'm just worried how my family will take the news."

"I know how your father would feel if he read about this. He would be upset that his daughter was dragged into this. Don't worry, I promise we'll take care of this and make reparations," Elijah said. He sighed and shot Noel a sharp look. "Do you have feelings for Whitney's sister?

Noel's eyes darted to Whitury, who merely owned as she remained in her seat. He clenched his jaw, and with steely resolve, he apologized to Elijah, "I'm sorry,

He did not answer Ella's question, and it was hand to take his omission as anything but a yes,

Whitney suddenly rose inclural

ment and steps away from becoming in Town. The wedding was still a golog von ein, e

gerung imbest with the Spencers' vongest doughter, Stella. When Elijahy

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and it he had feelings for Mella, Moel hadict

nahtlousterest, already at a loss hot words.

snow that you get vowselt mio this mess? How are we to explain minelves in the Spencers ?" Final sighed linedly. "V

dovedentand how is it meant to be that Noelmansted someone of his statusnoveldrama

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da, it fell on the Howards to make reponattowo with the Spencers

tress has seat. Tokardija, I'm going back to my room. Finnot feeling well."

Eloah reasoned hei, "set sove test, Whitney, Donct wony about this. I'll take care of it the mash to help bit be the bestown she dulot even spare Noel another glaine. -second. Door landing when she heard man ausnice upon his retou to the dining

take down the photos right away, but 1 told them to resolve the batten as sensu asj

The website ran into proldenna with the

to hear anything else after that and shut beiseltänder noom. She saw something by the table and lowered bec head to take

have come will the jacket Noel were last night.

nou a long while betone tually leaving it on the grous

teclast night, she was certain Noel liked her. But he had proved her wing today. To make it worse, he was fooling around with.

ughescaped her, she thought she meant something to him, but he probably saw her as nothing more than a plaything. An outlet for his

sure that Noel hated stella after seeing how he treated her in the back and the other night. Who could've thought that he and stella would get to the point of booking up in a lounge?

ved cut button seemed to gleam, and Whitney beat to pick it up. She padded out to the balcony and made to Inul it into the distance, but in the

door. Noel watched Whitney's every move, his gaze dadewing past then, his phone Lang with a call from Dalel

we've spoken to the website manager and were intoned that the photos would be taken down in two days. Also, Stella didn't spike your wine, the Covert the wine glass. She probably bathed the waiter last night."

and in response, his gane still on the slender silhouette on the balcony adjacent to his. "You know what to tell my mother it she calls you about this, tes, sir, I'll tell her you pay a great deal of attention to Ms. Stella and deliberately attanged a dimer meeting with Mr. Sutton after you found out

at to hang up when Daniel ked tentatively misthe other line, "Are you planning to keep this a secret from Ms. Whitney?"

through till the end. She'll understand eventually," Nort said.

to her bedroom. The chilly moning ait had cleaved her bead, and she decided she would veret believe anything Noël said ever again. that had to petembet her priorities

Replied, "I'll give to you t

frad: "We're fuming out of

lked past Wlarney, she slid a tlundi dive into the latter's hand while no one was watching. Thijah had retired to his behoom eacher

instal, and it past so happened that both Nork and Damian wete away for the evising

antmundle and asked, "It's been a whole ster we caught up with one anothes, case to join use in my bedieous?

(metriuwened, Whitey and Hartel were on amicable temas. it wouldn't be old for them to hang out with one another.

far they weir inthe mom, Whitney quickly plugged the flmonds ditve toto her laptops. It did't take long for a document folder to pop up. She opened it to find

ein Erie' a compotes and secretly downloaded them. Do you think they 'te of any use?" Machel asked.

(very one whorin Whatory tan indo at Damian's office the other day.

Whitney went through the seconds, by expression opensus Pete joreign pateate accounts, but there aren't inany of them

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She looked up at Rachel. "They would have kept important, incriminating evidence somewhere discreet. It wouldn't be so easily accessed. We've got to come up with another plan" soddenly, a knock came from her door, followed by the sound of Damian's voice. "Whitney? I'm coming in."