Billionaire's Match

Chapter 656

Nick watched Khloe in silence, his gaze heavy and intent, as if he wanted to see through every subtle change in her expression.

Khloe caught sight of him from the corner of her eye and felt a flicker of guilt.

She was about to speak again when Nick suddenly lifted his hand.

His warm palm brushed gently against her cheek "Khloe," he finally said.

His voice had grown even lower, carrying a tenderness he was struggling to restrain.

"Do you know that when you lie, your eyelashes flutter very fast?" Her lashes trembled again at once, like startled butterfly wings.

"Nick." Her heart sank.

Had she been found out? The worry in his eyes only made her more unsettled.

It wasn't that she insisted on hiding it from him.

She just knew his temperament too well and was afraid he would make rash, extreme decisions to protect her and the baby.

"You didn't let the doctor examine you because you were afraid I'd get jealous, right?" Khloe froze for a few seconds.

Then she gave an awkward smile.

"So you noticed."

a lot about

that sensitive or unreasonable."

as he spoke, and a faint blush rose

earlier, his eyes had been fixed on her the whole

one being dishonest with

disliked being touched by the doctor-it was

moment he saw another man touching her, examining her, his

of

could look at her, touch her, hold

his ears, the breath Khloe had been

help but find it

it

you laughing at?"

think you're kind of cute." She spoke quietly and lifted her eyes

gaze, making his throat

closer, Khloe understood what he intended and couldn't help but

door

Nick's face away and jumped to her

was

rush of cold air hit Nick's

check on him, but her

straight into his

happened to land on his