Billionaire's Match

Chapter 647

George explained that he had felt guilt toward the last friend who survived the incident, so he had given him a substantial sum to change his identity and move abroad, ensuring he would never have to worry about food or shelter again. But the friend's resentment ran deep. Nothing was ever enough. He repeatedly threatened George, demanding favors.

At first, George, out of old loyalty, tried to accommodate him wherever possible. Over time, however, the demands grew excessive, eventually crossing into risky and illegal territory.

firmly refused, their relationship broke completely. The friend then attempted to dredge up the past accident to tarnish George's reputation. George was prepared to shoulder responsibility, but the accidents had long been compensated, and years had passed. Beyond stirring a temporary wave of criticism against George's character, the events had almost no impact on the Hunt family. The last remnants of their bond were gone. Later, George learned that the friend had gone bankrupt while running a business abroad and had been sentenced to two years for violating

But after serving his sentence, the friend's first action was to resume extortion, demanding ten percent of the Hunt Group's shares and a large sum of cash as " compensation" for the past. George felt he had already done enough to

Nick and Khloe immediately understood the implication: everything traced back to this " former friend." Khloe had provided the timeline of Niel's illness. At that time, George had just made his final refusal of the former friend's threats. Afterward, the Hunt family hosted the International

leak happened late at night, when the surrounding area was empty, and lasted only a few minutes, it posed almost no danger to others. George decided not to make the incident public. Afterward, the Hunt family provided generous financial and medical compensation to the staff on duty and dismissed them from their posts. George never expected this incident to be connected to

harm him. But in retrospect, the gas leak might not have been accidental- it could have been a deliberate attempt by someone to harm him again and create a catastrophe, though it ultimately failed. Even so, George acknowledged that he bore some responsibility. During the video call, he told Nick that