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
“Are you holding a grudge? soil biner?” he asked, one eyebrow raised.
Whitey replied, leaning back in her seat Thinking about his words from the other day still made her moth. So even if you helped me tonight, I’m not going feel grateful.” Noelle our soft churke, then opened the car door. “I don’t need anyone’s platitude. Come on out. We’re here.”
Whitney turned to lock out the dow. They were parked in front of a hol
She tea flicker of confusion.
Noel was already outside, Seving her hesitation, he opened her door and said, “Staying at the hotel means your father won’t find you right away.”
If the went straight back to Cock Heights, her father would undoubtedly come for her the very next day. He might even force her to gobark Whitney got out of the car and followed Noel into the tel
She thought he was going to check her in, but instead, he guided her straight to the elevator
The elevat was eight, casting a warm, golden glow
Suddenly, she remembered the last time they’d gone to a hotel together, and the memory of what happened afterward made her face flush Then, all at once, she felt his hand pestly turn her face toward him,
Her Woman Hele
