When Love Is a Lie

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Damian’s expression darkened. “What did | do?

“Damsin, aten’t you aware of what you’ve done?” Jenny, though slightly intimidated, still met Damian’s

gaze

Her words left everyone in the room condused, Only Rachel’s eyes widened in panic. Her face tumed pale

as her hands, which hung by her sides, clenched suddenly,

Noticing Rachel’s unusual reaction, Whitney felt a shock of realization. She wondered if Elijah had already

found out about Rachel’s pregnancy.

Damian glanced briefly at Rachel, almost imperceptibly. Rachel quietly shook her head, signaling that she

hadn’t told anyone about her pregnancy.

“Jenny, think before you speak,” Damian said, bis expression remaining grim

“If you don’t know, I'll say it out loud,”

Seeing the scene, the family doctor quietly left, and Isaac signaled for the maids to step outside as well.

“Jenny, don’t make baseless accusations post because of your father! You and your father don’t contribute

anything to the Howard family, yet you keep causing topble. 11 wren’t for Damian and Samuel, would you

be living so confortably?” Emily spoke up with a term

Jenny wasn’t bring it, “Aunt Emily, Howard Genug was founded by Grandpa. How can you say that without

hian and Uncle Samuel, my father and | wouldn’t

She cominued, “The last t| was outside the study, Lovedieard Damian moding 20 million dollars from

the company. Grandpa was so angry he had a heart attack After that, his health just kept deteriorating,

Isn’t that on Damian?”

Whitney was shocked. Damian had embezzled 20 million dollars from Howard Group!

Hermemory suddenly flashed back to two months agn. That night, Damian had been working late at the office,

and she had gone there to bring him dinner.

She happened to see the finance director in his office. When she entered, she heard the woods “money

laundering being discussed. They immediately stopped talking when the saw her at the door

Afterward, the finance director left in a hurry, and Damian seprimanded her for coming without informing him

and letting the company’s employees see her there. she wondered if the million dollars was related to money

laundering.

Jenm’s words were immediately cut off by Derek’s stem voice. “Jenny, don’t talk nonsase! You don’t understand

the company’s affairs.”

Samuel glared at her as well. “Park, this is the daughter you've raised? She's eavesdropping now?

Derek apologized quietly while reprimanding his daughter for her behavio

Whitney, watching from across the room, looked at Damian. Though his expression was still regained scolor

showed a clear sense of relief. Even Rachel's face had

“Uncle Samuel, Uncle Derek, Grandpa is still unconscious.” As Samuel's and Derek's families argued endlessly,

Noel, who had remained silent until now, spoke with calm authority.

His voice was low, yet it carried a subtle authority. The room fell silent immediately.

Noel tumed to Jenny and said, “My father is currently on a business trip and won't be back for a while. I'll stay

here at the residence to look after Grandpa for a few days. Do you think that’s appropriate?”

Noel's voice was steady and composed, without a hint of anger. Despite his calm demeanor, Jenny shrank back

slightly, her danceading completely.

She quickly shook her head and stammered, “I-I wasn’t blanting Uncle Beckum, Noel. | wasn’t

At that moment, Elijah stirred awake on the bed

“What's with all this noise? His voice was weak

Instantly, Samuel and Derek hurried to his bedside, and everyone else gathered around.

“Dad, you're finally awake! You have no idea how worried we've been,” Samuel said, his eyes glistening with

emotion

“It’s my fault, Dad. | didn’t take good care of you. Go ahead and scold me.” Derek added, his tone filled with

remorse,

Emily stepped forward, pulling Damian to her side. “Dad, we were all so frightened when you collapsed. Damian

dropped everything at work and rushed straight here the moment he found out”

Elijah’s cloudy gaze swept across the room, lingering briefly on each person before settling on Whitney, who

stood apart from the crowd. “Whitney, chere.” he said.

Then, his gaze shifted to Noel. “Norl, you stay too. The rest of you, leave the room for now,

No one dared disobey Elijah’s instructions. Reluctantly, the rest of the family exited the tool

As Damian passed Whitney, he leaned in and said softly, “Grandpa has just woken up and is still weak Take

good care of him forme.”

He knew she cared deeply about Elijah’s health and subtly hinted at her to avoid saying anything she

shouldn’t. Whitney cast him a faint, indifferent glance.

Damian responded with alight smile before turning and walking out of the room.

“Whitney, Noel, ccloser,” Elijah said, beckoning them forward with a weak gesture.

They both moved to either side of the bed. Whitney leaned in slightly, her voice gentle. “Grandpa, how are

you feeling now?

Elijah’s Trail body seemed to have shrunk even further into the bed. “Don’t worry about me: At my age,

ailments like this are bound to happen. The fact that I’ve lived this long is already a gift.”

Speaking that much left him winded, and he paused to catch his bath.

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Nel reached for the cup of honey lemon tea on the bedside table and carefully helped Elijah take a few sips,

“You'll live to be a hundred, Grandpa,” he said with

quiet assurance.

Elijahelnickded wealdy and, after setting the cup aside, clasped both their hands in his own.