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.

her marriage to Barney's father, his mother had secretly had an illegitimate daughter. If that truth were exposed, it wouldn't just be a scandal-it would deal a devastating blow to

she herself was also an illegitimate daughter-one of Niel's children born outside his marriage. Because of her

hated both Niel and her to the core. At times, Khloe couldn't help but feel a quiet, gnawing doubt-as though her very existence had been a mistake, something never meant to

it. Children are innocent. The ones at fault are irresponsible parents." Nick

know." Khloe buried her face in the curve of his shoulder, drawing in a deep breath. The

sometimes I feel like I was born carrying an original sin. That some of the

Even if you call it 'original sin,' it should never be an excuse

voice was low and gentle, like a

own life." He paused, his fingertips brushing softly against her cheek, as if