Chapter 226 Stay Away from Her

Noel glanced toward Whitney before looking affectionately at Lilian and smiled. "Up to you." Whitney had never seen Noel this gentle before. She always remembered him as cold, ruthless, and even borderline ruthless. She felt like an invisible hand was clenching tight on her heart, each squeeze sent a suppressing, throbbing ache to it. Lilian smiled sweetly and replied, "You're the best, Noel!" She then invited Whitney to get in the car. "Thank you, Ms. Reid. But perhaps I shouldn't disturb your dinner with Mr. Howard," Whitney said before trying to leave. But Lilian held Whitney's wrist and responded, "We've promised to have a meal together. Besides, there's still something more I want to learn about the company." Whitney couldn't refuse Lilian, so she submitted to her and entered the passenger seat. Lilian's graceful laughter kept coming from the backseat whereas Whitney felt like she was sitting on a bed of needles. They finally arrived at the restaurant. It had a