Billionaire's Match

Chapter 36 But almost immediately, Trey began to doubt himself. The voice had sounded like Khloe's, but this woman's tone was clearer, colder. It must have been his mind playing tricks-too many days spent wondering why Khloe hadn't replied to his messages. It was only two words anyway. He must have misheard. While he stood there in a daze, the bodyguard pocketed his card and returned to the van. The vehicle didn't pause or look back. The driver turned the wheel, and in an instant, it was gone. Trey stared after it, unmoving, long after the taillights disappeared.

Inside the van, the bodyguard handed the business card to Khloe. "Miss Morrison," he said respectfully, "this is from the CEO of the Fox Group." There was no shortage of companies eager to partner with the Morrison Group-industry giants lined up waiting. A company of that size could never make the list. Khloe didn't even look at the card. Her expression didn't shift. "Blacklist the company," she said coolly to her assistant. "No cooperation-ever." "Yes, Miss," came the immediate reply. That night, Khloe received messages from Trey again. He'd called-she hadn't answered.

returned home that evening, Angela noticed the tension in his face immediately. "What's wrong?" she asked softly. "Is the company still having problems?" Her voice was gentle. She reached out, trying to ease him, but this time he

had ever lived there. "How... how is this possible?" He stood frozen, the air sucked from his lungs. He had thought Khloe was only angry, that she'd gone to stay elsewhere for a few days. But she hadn't just left-she'd erased herself completely. 1/2 Chapter 36 +25 Bonus Angela, following him into the room, looked startled too. She'd spent her days taking

company, which suited her perfectly. A person like that was useful. A shadow. Someone who didn't intrude on their lives. It had never occurred to her that Khloe was gone for good. "When... when did she move out?" Angela murmured. Just then, little Pete darted in, clapping his hands. "Yay! The bad woman's gone! Finally!" "Shut up!" Something in Trey snapped. A rush of blood, sudden and hot,