When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 249 She Was Pregnant

Whitney realized that her prited was over a week late this time.

Could it be

There were a few times Noel hadn't used protection, but she had taken emergency contraception afterward, it

shouldn't have happened.

Vet, bet penod still hadn’t amived, and now she was feeling nauseous...

Meeting Noel's concerned pare, she quickly said, “I think it’s becane 1 hadtwn rigs of coffee today. It's probably

just an upset stomach. ”

Whitney decided to contion her suspicions before telling him anything. For now, she kept quiet.

fuck in the living room, she found herself suble to eat. The smell of grease from the food seemed unbearably

strong, overwhelming her senses.

“think I'd like to go hand rest,” she said.

stay here. I'd rather keep an eye on you,” Noel replied

“I'm not a kid

Asther spoke, Noel's phone rang

Whitney glanced at the screen and saw the caller ID. It was Lilian..

Even though the sight of the nstill made her feel uncomfortable, the sting in her chest wasn’t as sharp as it

used to be

“Go ahead and answer it,” she said, turning to leave

Noel grabbed her wrist and asked, “Are you upset?”

Whitney resigned as she replied, “I'm not upset. | just want to go hand get ssleep. Don’t worry about

me. I'm fin

She smiled faintly and pulled her a free before walking toward the door.

The phone continued to ring

As she opened the door, she heard Noel answer the call. “I'll head ever in a bit,” he said.

After that, the door clicked shut behind her, and she couldn’t hear anything more.

The next day, Whitney arrived at the oftice. She planned to take a half-day elt and go to the hospital for a check-

up. After requesting her leave, she passed by the beralnom and ran into Lilian coming out

“Whitney!” Lilian greeted her with an innocent smile,

Whitney stopped in her tracks. Remembering what she had witnessed yesterday, unease

se stimed in her chest, though she still returned the greeting.

at the office.”

Lilian stepped closer, shaking the bracelet that sparkled under the lights. “Whitney, what do you think of this

bracelet? Pretty, isn’t it? 1 found it here att

The moment Whitney saw the bracelet, her face Irove, and her heart clenched

Whitney instinctively recognized the bracelet as hers. It was the one she had dropped in the hospital parking lot

yesterday. Yet Lilian claimed she had found it in

the ottice

Was Lilien testing her?

Whitney took a deep breath, forcing her fare to remain calm and composed

“‘s lovely, but | wouldn't know whose it is ”

However, Lilian was convinced so easily. Her seemingly innocent demeanor hid a calculating edge as she studied

Whitney closely.

“I thought it looked familiar, and | think I've seen it somewhere else. Are you sure you don’t recognize it?”

Her hour was filled with subtle probing.

Watney offered a faint sinile as she said, “With so many people in the office, how could | possibly know who owns

what? it’s probably something a colleague dropped on acident

“Ola, is that so? Well, I'll anud,“ Lilian replied witha saccharine smile, giving the bracelet one last deliberate

shake before leaving the break room

As Whitury watched Lilian’s retreating figure, het unicase deepened. It was obvious that tallan was testing her as

she already knew the owner of the bracelet her. If that were true, than they might also karow she had been

eavesdropping in the parking lot yesterday.

Whitney's palien telt cold, achill spreading through her as the gravity of the situation settled over her.

Getting the endence she needed wasn’t going to be easy. Pihaps it was tto let Noel know, so that he might

be able to cover something

Taking out her phone, she sent lidmi, ssage. “Are you fier tonight? | need to tell you something.”||

Hately half a minute later, his reply came, “I am. See you tonigla then “

She put her phone away and quickly left the uffice.

At the hospital, Whitney went straigle to the obstetikos and gynecology department,

When the test results cback, the doctor glanced at the report and salil, “Congratulations, you're pregui

Even though she had already mentally prepared for it, the condiamation still belt Whitney momentarily stormed.

The doctor began explaining early pregnancy precautions, but most of it blunted in her ears. Her mind was

cliewhere

It wasn’t until she stepped out of the hospital that reality began to sink in.

she was pregnant.

One hand gripped the report tightly, while the other rested on her abdomen, where a new life was quietly

growing.

Alite she and Noel had created

yesterday, it was just a suspicion, and she didn’t have to tell him. Ho

However, Whitney felt an overwhelming mix of emotions after the confirmation today. The situation they were

facing now was far from simple. Madelyn would never accept her, and the matter of his engagement to Lilian

remained unresolved

If she told him now, would it only drag him into an even more difficult predicament because of her?

By aftemoon, Whitney was barely focused on work. When she finally looked up, she realized it was already dark

outside. At spoint, the entire office had emptied out, leaving her alone in the quiet place.

She remembered her plans to meet Noel and quickly began gathering her things.

“Whitney, you're still here? Standing at the doorway, Lilian asked, “Could you chelpwith something?

hadn’t expected Lilian to still be around, and despite her hesitation, she nodded in agreement. Yet, the closer

she got, the more unsettling Lilian’s sanile