Billionaire's Match

As they wrapped up their conversation with George, the evening banquet officially began. Clarice approached together with Oscar. She warmly greeted Khloe and ushered the Hunt family members to the main table. This was only the second time Khloe had met Clarice, yet the latter's attitude toward her was noticeably friendlier than before. She addressed her affectionately as "one of our own," as if she had long accepted Khloe's identity and was openly standing in for her maternal family. But the more welcoming Clarice appeared, the more goosebumps rose on Khloe's skin.

She had an unsettling feeling-like walking straight into a carefully prepared trap. Once the hosts had taken their seats, the rest of the invited guests followed suit. Everyone, however, waited knowingly, as if expecting the hosts to speak first. The Morrison family banquet had invited many distinguished guests, clearly signaling that an announcement was coming. Some people already knew what it was about-most likely a celebration of the marriage alliance between the Hunt and Morrison families.

Sure enough, Clarice took the microphone, said a few opening words, and then brought up the engagement between Nick and Khloe. "Thank you all for coming tonight," she said with a poised smile. "Besides getting together, we mainly wanted to share some good news with everyone." Her gaze shifted toward Nick and Khloe. "Khloe and Nick have officially become engaged." As soon as she said those words, applause erupted across the room. Many eyes moved back and forth between Nick and Khloe, filled with scrutiny, admiration, and calculation.

in between, she couldn't see him at all. She hadn't wanted to come tonight. The elders of the Keller family had practically dragged her here, insisting she maintain appearances. After all, the Keller family currently had business ties with both the

come up and say a few words." Clarice directly invited Khloe onto the stage. Khloe hadn't prepared anything. But with Clarice's enthusiastic public invitation, she had no way to

You looked so affectionate that it made everyone envious... So how have you suddenly become the Morrison family's heiress and are engaged to Nick instead?" His words landed like a thunderclap out of nowhere. The entire scene fell

was an old, prestigious household. Any