Billionaire's Match

Chapter 966

Ethan’s account wasn’t high-level by any means.

Of course, he hadn’t logged in to show off.

The chat interface that appeared was the one between Charlotte and… “him.” As he scrolled through the messages, Ethan realized something startling: Charlotte had been treating him as Noah.

“I had wanted to pursue her seriously,” Ethan murmured to himself as he put the phone away, “but I was already out before I even started… because of you.”

He had noticed Charlotte opening a particular game on her phone when she was caring for him, but only later did he learn that it was Noah’s only remaining point of contact.

From that moment, Ethan had understood Charlotte’s heart.

Yet, he couldn’t give up.

He didn’t believe that someone who had already left could compare to the person in front of him. Ethan wanted to try, to take it slow.

That night, Charlotte had left her phone unlocked in the kitchen, and he had caught a glimpse of her game account. He had initially intended to tease her, to make her smile, and so he added her in the game.

He hadn’t planned to pretend to be Noah. But seeing Charlotte’s hopeful tone, he found himself unable to deny it. Perhaps only when hidden behind Noah’s identity would Charlotte treat him with the warmth he longed for. 61

But once Noah appeared, even the smallest piece of affection he had been clinging to had to be returned.

lose his dignity. So he chose a way of stepping aside that even he didn’t fully believe he would

Noah and Charlotte.

bare for Noah

been. And just as Noah could never fully understand the careful sincerity with which Charlotte

sight was

This wasn’t her apartment.

was in a

do you feel? Any

her ears. Charlotte froze, then

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her bed.

throat dry,

clung to last night: being forcibly subdued by two men and her father.

it was all over.

“No. You aren’t dreaming.”

as he took in her pallid face. A sharp pang twisted in his chest. He hesitated, then reached out to gently hold her

had a mild stress-induced fever. But you’re fine

“You… saved me?”

shimmered in Charlotte’s eyes as the memory of last night’s terror washed over her. She shivered despite knowing she had long