Billionaire's Match

Chapter 1018

The reagent bag lay quietly inside the box.

Nick glanced at it, then handed the box back to her.

“Khloe.”

“Mm?”

“Don’t go out alone these days.”

Khloe looked at him.

His expression was calm, but his tone was serious.

“Lacuna members are in Swinterland,” he said. “They wouldn’t appear here without a reason.”

Her heart sank slightly.

“You mean…”

“I’m just telling you to be careful,” Nick cut her off. “Nothing else.”

Khloe said nothing. She leaned back into his embrace, the small box still in her hand.

Night deepened outside the window.

Two hours later, after spending an entire evening in the kitchen, Khloe finally brought out four dishes and a soup.

Nick sat at the dining table, looking at the full spread, the corners of his lips faintly curved.

“Are you sure we can finish everything?”

“If we can’t finish it, we’ll heat it up tomorrow,” she said, sitting across from him. “Try it.”

picked up his fork

“How is it?”

“Good.”

“You say

Nick looked at her.

slightly when she smiled, and there was a

gently wiped

for a moment, then

“What are you doing?”

a smudge,” Nick

lips

her

knew she was hiding

knew what was inside

wasn’t saying. She wasn’t saying

sent him that message-T7, developed in Naraida,

into

truly meant…

felt that none of it mattered anymore. What mattered was that she was still here

by the time Khloe finished cleaning up the kitchen, Nick

bedroom and saw him leaning against

the same

help

haven’t finished

have,” he

you still reading

the book and placed

“Waiting for you.”

She thought of

she still

would wait until they returned home-until Winnie had secured the

this, she lay

the light. In the darkness, he pulled her into