Billionaire's Match

Chapter 858

If Nick hadn't left this time, Barney probably wouldn't have stood a chance. That thought reminded Khloe of something else.

"By the way, what was it you used to threaten Barney last time?"

"Threaten Barney?" Nick paused, as if recalling the details, before explaining the information he had uncovered about the Lemont family.

Even before Barney had shown interest in the bid, Nick had already sent people to dig into both him and the Lemont family. Families like theirs always had secrets.

What Nick needed was something Barney deeply cared about- something he would do anything to protect Growing up, Barney's parents had never had a good relationship. His father had many women outside the marriage and rarely came home, so Barney had been closest to his mother. But because of his father, his mother's mental state had always been fragile.

When Barney was six, she fell into depression and passed away. A few years ago, Bamey had begun quietly hiring private investigators to search for a younger sister.

illegitimate daughter. If that truth were exposed, it wouldn't

daughter-one of Niel's children born outside his marriage. Because of her

couldn't help but feel a quiet, gnawing doubt-as though

at fault are irresponsible parents." Nick sensed the subtle shift in her

face in the curve of his shoulder, drawing in a deep breath. The clean, cool scent of him always

I was born carrying an original sin. That some of the resentment

come from. Even if you call it 'original sin,' it

and gentle,

paused, his fingertips brushing softly against her cheek, as if he wished he could melt every ounce of his tenderness into her bones, soothing even