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."

act tough with your

mind," Nick said, voice

prejudices against my father, but I've somehow won his

the second half slipped into teasing, a playful lilt in his tone. "Nick... how can you... be getting more shameless by the day?"

knew he was deliberately shifting the topic, avoiding anything

She leaned back in the car seat, finally letting out the long-held tension in her chest. Tonight, the old

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 had long

into coming here, the Remington family project, even Ralph's pursuit -had been excuses for his selfish desires. But he could never have predicted that Khloe and Nick's bond would be so strong. His

on its own; Clarice wouldn't even need to intervene to reap the rewards. ---- Earlier, Henry had finally promised her the power to regain control of the

always to reclaim the Morrison Group and make Khloe suffer. Henry's orders were a perfect fit. Love that is