Billionaire's Match

Chapter 949

“You…”

Nick had always respected other people’s privacy, but this time, he felt a flicker of annoyance toward Lenny.

Khloe quickly cut in. “Don’t worry about it. If he doesn’t want to say, that’s fine-it’s not a big deal. Lenny, could you pour me a glass of orange juice?”

“Yes, ma’am.” Lenny knew she had just saved him from an awkward moment and immediately went to do as asked.

The moment he left, Nick pulled his hand back from Khloe’s firm grip with a sigh. “I know him. He must have been… bullied.”

“By Michelle?” Khloe asked softly.

Nick’s voice turned cold. “Who else?”

Earlier that day, Nick had called Michelle. Michelle, already back in Goldmont City, had rushed to ask after Lenny’s condition when she heard he’d taken sick leave. Only then did Nick learn that Lenny had almost drunk himself into alcohol poisoning the night before.

Michelle hadn’t wanted to talk. She’d found an excuse to hang up quickly, leaving a faint trace of

and resilient. Even if someone teases him, he wouldn’t be so gloomy. Michelle must

a quiet snort

little exasperated. “What are you

do you think Michelle could have done that’s

do you mean, what she did…?” Nick frowned, suddenly alert. “I don’t know Michelle

smiled mischievously. “Don’t be too focused on survival—I’m serious. You just said Lenny is hard to hurt, right? So tell me, what

expression on her face, a flicker of

Michelle… that’s impossible, right?” His Adam’s

always thought there was something odd between them,” Khloe continued, “but looking at it now, they’re actually quite compatible-one gentle and

still found it hard to accept, but when Khloe looked at him with that searching, hopeful gaze, he forced a small

“Maybe,” he admitted.

Michelle’s clingy, willful nature, if Lenny were

you agree, let’s set them up. It’ll save Lenny from getting his heart

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