When Love Is a Lie

Project

Whitney's prolonged il lett the entire room staring at her in confusion.

Noel glanced up from the project documents. Before him, Whitney's face was pale, and her expression was

clouded with confusion.

Merilted slightly in glance at her laptop serren, finding it completely black

Someone whispered, “Her laptop’s not even working

At that moment, Amy stood up and walked over to check Whitney's screen. Upon seeing the blink screen, her

expression tumed stem. “You knew how important this meeting was. How could you be so imprepared?

Amy sonlded sharply before timing to Noel. “Mr. Howant, tapologize for wasting everyone's ttoday. Whitney

can’t present, so this meeting can’t proceed. I'll Take her hack and report this incident to the higher-ups. She

should be dis

Whitney quickly defended herselt, “I did have a backup, but it looks like my 15 drive was invaded with a virus?

The moment she placed in the USB drive, her laptop screen went black. It was clear that the drive had

introduced a vins that invaded her laptop’s operating system. Not only washes Laptop rendered useless, but all

the data on the USB drive had been completely wiped.

“That's your personal USD drive, right? It's been in your bag the entire time. As you can are, no one here even

touched your things,” someone pointed out.

Whitney's words implied that she believed someone had sabotaged lin

ler sad it was anyone here, not have accused anyone” she replied, her cold gaze meeting the other person’s

directly

Amy tapped her watch, her initation growing. “Whitney, we've best waiting for you far too long. First, your file

went missing. Now, your backup failed. Do you realize how important this project is for both companies?”

est that Whitney be

She tumed to Noel, her demeanor professional but im “Even though she’s muistant, | won't cover for her. Mr.

Howard, | strongly suggesti removed from this project.”.

All eyes turned to Noel

Seated at an angle, he rested one arm on the table and lightly tapped his fingers on the surface. His penetrating

gaze landed on Whitney as he assessed i

Seeing that Noel wasn’t immediately defending Whitney, a subtle smirkcrept onto Amy's face.

“Mr. Howard, 1 hamrat finished speaking,” Whitney said firmly, locking eyes with him.

“Go ahead.” he replied, his voice calm and measured..

“May | use your laptop?” ater request was polite, almost deferential. It was an acknowledgment of the workplace

hierarchy and Noel's position of authority.

Amy was sturned, her mind racing. “What? Did she just ask to use Noel's laptop?”

That was Noel’s personal laptop,

Amy clenched her teeth in frustration. Despite years of collaboration and familiarity with Noel, she had never so

much as touched his pen

Without hesitation, Noel pushed his laptop over to her. Whitney nodded in thanks and focused intently on her

task.

Her file was gone, her USB drive was niined by a vines, and her laptop was bricked. She could only borrow Noel's

laptop.

The room buzzed with muted curiosity. “Whiney, just stop embarrass-" Amy began, but her woods faltered mid-

sentence.

The projector screen suddenly lit up.

Displayed on the screen was a stunning design rendering, where every line was perfectly placed to outline the

structure’s form and elegance. It resembled a masterpiece crafted by an artist with an unmatched eye for detail.

But it wasn't just the lines that captivated the room, the color palette was extraordinary too. Lush greens infused

the design, bringing it to life. The hospital's main building stood at the center, surrounded by thoughtfully placed

features-acate, a boolestoce, a garden, test areas, and achildren’s play area.

Everyone in the room was stunned.

Noal’s gaze remained fixed on the projector screen, his deep eyes reflecting a sharp glimmer of intrigue.

Then, Whitney's composed and confident voice reached his ears. “I understand how critical the designs. That's

why, in addition to saving it on my USB driw, | uploaded a backup to the cloud.

That was why she had asked to Noel's lap

slaptop.

“then your work?” someone asked, their tone filled with disbelief.

Such plans not only required a solid foundation but also extensive design experience. This design could easily

win a grand prize in a competition

Whitney glanced at those who had doubted her. She then walked over to her seat, took out a sketchbook from

her bag, opened it, and presented it to the group

“These are my concept sketches. Feel free to take a look” She slid the slutchbook forward, and it was passed

around the table foreveryone to examine. Every page: bore evidence of hermeticulous process—easures,

redrawn lines, and annotations in the margins

“So, it really is hers.”

“Wow, | didn’t expect her to be this skilled.”

“Her skills are on par with professional designers. Honestly, she might even be better than Any.”

The comment hit Amy like a slap in the face. Herexpression, already stomy, darkened even further.

Chapter 121 Sopoest Her fervat From the Project

Noel's calm voice cut through the chatter. “Now that we have the design, let's proceed.”

Whitney nodded and stood in front of the projector screen, methodically explaining her design. Her logic was

clear, and her words were precise, without a single stutter throughout her presentation.

Everyone in the room was impressed by her composure. She could stay calm and collected even after everything

that had happened. What they didn’t know was that Whitney had seen all kinds of meetings and could handle

any unexpected situation with ease.

Moreover, since this was the work she was passionate about, she felt even more confident and at ease.

As she spoke, Noel's gaze drifted from the screen to her face. Her calm demeanor and quiet confidence seemed

to radiate, drawing everyone's attention After the meeting concluded, Amy slipped into a quiet stairwell and

made a call. “Don’t worry, | won't let her stay at Universal Architecture for long”

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