Billionaire's Match

Chapter 672

Nick's words carried a practiced lightness, a self-deprecating humor masking deeper tension. Yet anyone could tell that whatever Henry had said to him had been far heavier, far more hurtful. Nick was simply shielding her from the full weight of it with his calm tone.

Khloe's eyes trembled as she buried her face in his shoulder.

" What did he say to you? Did he... say a lot of harsh things? Did it make you feel awful?"

"Not at all." Nick's hand stroked through her silky hair with the gentle patience one might use on a cat, soft and unhurried.

"I've heard far worse things in my life. Your grandfather... he was. actually fairly polite."

tough with your words..."

grandfather's mind," Nick

I've somehow won his granddaughter's heart... It's only natural he can't fully accept it"

earnest; the second half slipped into teasing, a playful lilt in his tone. "Nick... how can you...

breath brushing her ear, sending a shiver down her spine. Khloe knew he was deliberately shifting the topic, avoiding

letting out the long-held tension in her chest. Tonight, the old man had summoned her to play the villain, to find a way to break apart Khloe and

even if Khloe had caused Henry repeated disappointments, she was still his blood. In his old age, he wanted someone loyal and close by. Clarice

pursuit -had been excuses for his selfish desires. But he could never have predicted that Khloe

Henry had finally promised her the power to regain control of the Morrison Group-but only if she avenged Niel and

to reclaim the Morrison Group and make Khloe suffer. Henry's orders were a perfect fit. Love that is stronger than gold? Fine-then they would have to be