Billionaire's Match

Chapter 424 Khloe's words stung far more than a slap, cutting deeper into Michelle's pride. "You feel sorry for me? On what grounds? You know perfectly well that things between Nick and you won't work out, and he's already given up on you. And yet, here you are, still clinging onto him. Doesn't that count as obsession?" Michelle fumed, but Khloe ignored her completely and started walking away. "Khloe! Don't you want to know why I'm here? I can tell you! It's because Nick doesn't want to see you right now!" Michelle called after her, but Khloe paused only briefly.

"Why you're here isn't my concern. If I really wanted to know, I'd ask my husband." Michelle opened her mouth again, but Khloe's figure had already faded down the corridor. The lights dimmed, swallowing her up, making every step feel heavy and slow. Inside his room, Nick sat in darkness, the lights off. Only the glow of his phone pierced the black, showing Khloe's missed call-but he didn't dare reach for it. The screen flickered off and on, a small beacon of connection he couldn't bring himself to touch. Michelle's words still circled in his mind. An hour ago, she had knocked on his door.

ticket to find him. The moment Nick saw her, he knew: there was a spy within his household. The previous night at his home had been turbulent. Only the housekeepers, Lenny, and the doctor knew

how fast it came. Khloe wasn't by Nick's side-that alone proved her point. No one could truly accept Nick... except her. "Nick, I was right, wasn't I? Only I can accept all of

still struck the most sensitive nerve in him. Even if Khloe chose him, if he knew being with her could hurt her... could he selfishly pretend nothing had changed? Nick couldn't decide. At that moment, the doorbell rang again.