Billionaire's Match

Chapter 204 Michelle shot to her feet in shock. Her palm slammed against the edge of the table, knocking over her wineglass. The liquid spilled all over her clothes, yet she didn't even react. Nick hadn't just been saying it casually... He had actually registered the marriage with Khloe? The elders of the Keller family frowned at her, one of them clearing his throat heavily. Michelle's mother hurriedly grabbed her daughter and forced her back into her seat. Every bit of this was caught by Ethan, seated across from them. He, too, was startled by Nick's words.

He had assumed that today, Khloe would lose the Hunt family as her backing. Instead, Nick had swallowed the humiliation and gone so far as to help her save face. But seeing Michelle sparked a new line of thought. He had heard some rumors about Nick and Michelle's past. For years, there had been no woman by Nick's side, and it seemed to have something to do with Michelle, his childhood friend. The Hunt family had always been tight-lipped and mysterious. He hadn't been able to dig up anything concrete. Still, a woman's feelings were the hardest to hide.

Michelle didn't look like someone nursing an unrequited love. Perhaps Nick's sudden infatuation with Khloe was also meant to provoke someone? Clarice's gaze darkened. With Nick pulling this move, it made her look as though she had deliberately tried to tear a couple apart. She quickly regained her smile, raised an eyebrow, and looked toward the Hunt family. "So you've already registered your marriage? Then it seems that man was just talking nonsense. But Nick, don't you think you rushed into marriage a little? It's such a major matter, and none of us in the Morrison family knew.

Hunt family weren't aware?" With just a few words, she shifted the focus right back onto Khloe. The fact that they had registered their marriage without notifying either family was indeed improper. And even if

hold back any longer. Everyone present was sharp. No one failed to hear the blade Clarice was handing them with her words. If the Hunt family didn't want to give Khloe any face, they could easily seize on the fact that the marriage registration had happened without prior consent-or simply deny having known about it-to push Khloe into an even more passive position. 1/2 Chapter 204 +25 Bonus That way, even if the

relationship was hardly a big deal. Besides, Khloe had grown up alone and unprotected. Even after getting together with Nick, she might not have felt secure enough to bring up her past with his family. Wasn't that perfectly understandable?

with a smile and walked over to the couple, her gaze gentle as it rested on the unease in Khloe's eyes. "Nick