Billionaire's Match

Chapter 22 Khloe hesitated for a long moment , her thumb hovering over the screen before she finally typed out a message : [ Mr. Hunt , are you still awake ? ] The message was sent , but it sank like a stone . She stared at her phone for twenty minutes . No reply . Yet , his social media feed showed he had posted just a minute ago . He was online . He was just ignoring her . Khloe wasn't trying to be pushy . But with wolves circling from every direction , she felt a deep - seated unease .

This marriage alliance was her safety net , and she had to treat it with the same strategic diligence as a business deal . If he wouldn't make the first move , then she would . Suddenly , her phone lit up . Her heart leapt she thought it was Nick . She snatched it up , only to see Trey's name flashing on the screen . Her thumb slipped , and the call connected before she could reject it . It was too late . His voice was already coming through the speaker . " Khloe , you haven't been answering my messages . Are you still upset ?

" His tone was as gentle as ever , but tonight , to Khloe , it sounded unbearably repulsive . She quickly held the phone away from her ear and didn't dignify his question with a direct answer . " I was about to sleep . What do you need ? " Her cold response only confirmed to Trey that she was still holding a grudge . She had always been so easy to placate , so obedient. When she suddenly asked for leave during a company crisis and refused to come home , he had been both surprised and irritated . He had wanted to teach her a lesson , deliberately giving her the cold shoulder for two days .

and he had run out of patience . He had to be the one to swallow his pride . " About my mother and Alicia ... I didn't consider your feelings . I'm sorry . They won't bother you again . My father has already disciplined them , and they even called to apologize ... " " They

to apologize . " That was the truth . Just the thought of Stella and Alicia's faces made her feel contaminated . " Then what do you want ? " He couldn't hold back any longer - a sharp

, Trey was sure he had misheard . She was actually asking him for shares - half of Fox Group no less . Khloe repeated herself in that same unnervingly calm and quiet tone . "Khloe , you're not serious ... are you ? " He could hardly believe it . The woman who had never asked him for anything was suddenly demanding a king's ransom - half the company . He didn't even own half of it himself . " Of course I'm serious , Trey . I've given it