Billionaire's Match

Chapter 649

"That makes things difficult." That Clarice had suddenly shifted the blame for Niel's death onto George, it was highly likely that Rick had reached her. Otherwise, Clarice wouldn't have waited until now to act-she would have long ago swayed Henry to prevent the union between the two families.

"The key point now is Rick. That accident wasn't a mishap-it was deliberate. No one else could have done it. He knew the factory inside out, and only he could have created a leak in such a tightly controlled facility. But without concrete evidence, George will remain under suspicion." Arista's voice carried her worry. Even if they explained everything to Henry in painstaking detail, the testimony would only come from the primary parties, which is always disputable.

When George had hosted the trade conference, it had been to quell public opinion. Many attendees were his rivals or media figures who had leverage over his past misdeeds. Clarice had already framed George's motives: he was allegedly trying to poison rivals, and Niel's death was collateral damage- an unfortunate life caught in the crossfire.

if he couldn't be convicted, the mere doubt could drive a wedge between the families, keeping Nick and Khloe under continuous pressure. Moreover, Khloe had voluntarily offered to prove George's innocence. With only ten days to do so, if she failed, they would become even more vulnerable. This was almost certainly part of Clarice's long-term plan: get Khloe to contact Henry, then put

she made, she couldn't come out unscathed. If she were isolated, or if Nick acted rashly, she wouldn't even need Clarice to make a move-the Morrison family itself could become her enemy. Every word from Arista

few days comforting him, seeing the woman

and wife-we're already one," Khloe replied gently, though

another way to deal with me." Arista still didn't fully understand why Khloe had chosen to stake her position with Henry, putting herself in such a vulnerable spot. But seeing the expressions on their faces, she didn't press further. Nick and Khloe clearly had their reasons-reasons they couldn't ignore. As adults, all she and

have eight days. What are