Chapter 40 Why Didn‘! You Lee
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Helena fooled slightly disrested and was just about to say something else when she suddenly prerived a work call
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“Sany, Whitney We’ll haven fo check out the hangert hall home toe. And font Dorym home.” Helena glancedat Noel “Noel,could trouble you by ghring Whimeyaride?” and with that, Helena parkeredher things and bout ind out of the café like a
Whitney sighed, fresh and. She wasallama, bij hem brady in Hol, the student drive me. I know
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-As for climbing went him? Absolutely not.
“Noel, could you please let me out?” she asked, trying inkeep her voice ready.
Whitney’imitation flared, and the used his fullname “Noel Howard, let me out. I want to go home.”
At last, he looked up, his gare cool and intense. His well–shaped but not overly thin lips parted slightly as he asked, “Didn’t you say you didn’t want to see me?
“You misunderstood. I didn’t know Helena was meeting you to drop off documents, “Whitney replied, her tone dipped. She was clearly intitared
“But you saw me as soon as you walked in, so why didn’t you leave?”
Whimey had ne Anment for that
He was right. If the truly hadn’t wanted to see him, she could have burned around and walked out wishespoed him
That would’ve made Hellena spicious,” she said final;
“Suspicious of what?” Noel’s gas held steady as if he were trying to read away
Whimney looked away for a moment, then mot his eyes again. A trace of frustration was visible in her expression,
Wasbe ally pong to pretend he didn’t know
In the eve of the Howards, her relationship with Noel was supposed to be distant and formal, strictly respectful Any hint of unusual behavior would only invite unscanned attention
~!! I don’t let you drama, are you planning to just stand bere and let everyone indide watch?” Noel took a sip of water, his gaze steady. “for down.”
The rate was busy, and there was a good chanor someone here knew Mark
Reluctantly, Whitney sat back down
“You’re planning to go check the banquet hall?” he asked.
He must have overheard Helena mention it bedane she batt
“Yes.“Whinney replied, avoiding his eyes
“There’s proburntly nothing lett to find there. There are necameras in the restroom, and the only one dubii de that could’ve helped was broken, thur night. None of
Even if there’s footage of Rachelor Jenay, it wouldn’t poove anything”
They looked at him in surprise. He had alrady checked the scene?
“Down the chances are slim, I can’t group I can’t let Yvette take the falliberame of me” she wil
the other angles are useful.
Whitney knew how much Tette cared about her career, and she knew the crifices. Tvie had made tabuild her business. The success at her studio hadn’t come day—it had cast her lo
Noel Lapped his fingers lightly on the table. “You could try fund witnesses from that night–the walters ar gunung“
light. Why hadn’t she thought of that?
Whitey’s mind raced with possibilities, and she shotted restlessly, eager to get started.
“Twasn’t done,” Noel added, noticing her readiness sabah. “The odds of a guest seeing anything are low if Jerry planned to set you up, she would’ve waited until no one was around. And with so many people, how are you planning toddsomenel“:
Moreover, the waitres were fewer in number, and each one had a designatedarea.
“Gott,” Whitney said, standing up again.
This time, Noel row with her, followäre her outside.
Hold you, Eduart need aride,” Whitney remanded him.
“I’m going home too turbon a problema?” Moel teplied, his tone unreadabo
Whitneyhodnocomeback for that.
Hoefsblack–Wagon was parked by the curb, and with auch hase in full swing, the storets were packed with in alle.
“We this him, you’re not going to get a cab just come with me!
He took a few steps toward the car but paused when
dhe hadn’t followed. He turned back to look at bet
day. Do not getting in your car.”
Seeing In expectant lock, Whitney sakl, “Just became
Offering a new direction for the investigation di ba’t erase the dart that he had sided with fachel Those were two separate things. The frustration she felt toward him habi’t faded,
Noel held het gefa kong memeni, his expression cool and detached. “Sait yourself,” he finally said.
