Billionaire's Match

Chapter 797

Francis asked carefully, "Khloe, this... this wasn't part of your plan, was it?" Khloe shook her head, her expression tightening further. Francis let out a short, knowing laugh.

"Then it seems someone else got to them before you did." Michelle finally understood and immediately asked, "Who was it? Whoever could make Barney and the Keller family back down must have exerted equal-or even greater-pressure than Khloe could. If she hadn't acted yet, who could have taken the initiative? Meanwhile, elsewhere, Lucas returned to Nick's room. Nick stood at the windowsill, gazing out at the clear sky. His training had finished ahead of schedule today, and his physical endurance had nearly recovered.

Starting today, the doctor recommended he stop his medication. If his body continued to regain control over the next three months without any regression, only then could he be considered truly healed. By all rights, this should have been a cause for celebration. But there was not a hint of joy on Nick's face. The doctors didn't fully understand, but he did.

these past days had triggered a long- dormant stomach pain. That morning, while washing up, nausea hit him, and he vomited blood again. Lucas's medical team weren't specialists in this area-they could only prescribe medicine to manage the symptoms. But it treated the symptom, not

instructed has been handled, but you..." Even now, after those grueling core exercises, his face remained pale, a

eyes burned sharper than ever, like steel tempered in ice. Lucas handed him a tablet. On the screen was a briefing on the latest developments with the Keller family and a summary of Barney's astonishingly

Keller family's situation is temporarily stable," Lucas reported, his tone carrying a

quite effective." Nick's gaze settled on the screen, his fingertip brushing lightly over the lines: "Barney retracts pressure". A faint, cold smile curved his lips, but

Nick said, his voice low and hoarse from exertion, yet

has Solara Energy's skeletons-using them against Barney would make

Barney wouldn't have reacted this fast. Or this ..'considerately," Nick replied. He set the tablet down and turned to Lucas. The light from