
{"id":26639,"date":"2026-02-04T13:58:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-122\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:58:51","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-122\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 122"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 122<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 122 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 122<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 122\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The living room fell into a hushed quiet. Khloe\u2019s concerned questions came one after another, each word gradually wearing down Nick\u2019s defenses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe.\u201d Nick\u2019s voice suddenly deepened, heavy and low. \u201cI really am fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hearing her name, Khloe felt a jolt in her chest, as if awakening from a dream. She paused, suddenly aware of herself was she overstepping?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2026 I\u2019m sorry. I know I may be bothering you by saying so much. But no matter if you like hearing it or not, I have to say it: your health is the most important thing. You must care for yourself first. I don\u2019t want to see you hurt over anything because\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her words trailed off abruptly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause what?\u201d His voice softened, his dark eyes glistening, fixed intently on the crease between her brows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause\u2026\u201d Khloe bit her lip, her voice tinged with sadness. \u201c\u2026I would feel heartbroken.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The last few words were barely audible, yet Nick caught them clearly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe\u2026\u201d His hoarse voice softened even further, like a damp string pressed against her chest. \u201cDo you know what it means to say that to a sick man?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe froze, but before she could reply, he spoke again, \u201cKhloe\u2026 I want to see you.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His breath pressed through the screen, hot and urgent against her ears. Even for a brief moment, he longed for her presence, simply her being there. No words, no action-just her beside him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time in his life Nick had felt such intense longing, a yearning so strong it left him uncertain and unsteady.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere are you now?\u201d Without thinking, Khloe asked immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in Jayelle City\u2026 cough\u2026\u201d Nick\u2019s voice cracked, his throat clearly still uncomfortable. He nodded slightly and furrowed his brow before forcing a faint smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt really moves me to know you care about me so much. Don\u2019t worry. I just have a cold, and I\u2019ve taken medicine. It\u2019s late, so you should rest too\u2026 I\u2019ll see you when I get back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick spoke in a steady stream, clearly trying hard to reassure her. The final words softened her heart completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe nodded. Not wanting to keep him any longer, she hung up, though sleep felt far away.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No sooner had Nick put down the phone than a harsh bout of coughing overtook him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hearing it, Lenny quickly brought over some medicine. \u201cSir, maybe you should go to the hospital. It wouldn\u2019t even set back the project much\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He couldn\u2019t bear it any longer. Nearly onr billion in project funds were at stake, and a single day of downtime could cost a fortune-but Nick had already pulled three consecutive all-nighters. Now, with a lingering low fever, if anything happened, the consequences could be catastrophic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou may leave. I want to finish this as quickly as possible,\u201d Nick said, surprisingly calm. He downed the medicine in one gulp, not even scolding Lenny for speaking out of turn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 12\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The next morning, Nick opened his eyes to find himself lying in bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Frowning, he touched the cooling patch on his forehead and slowly sat up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His clothes had been changed, the blanket tucked around him tightly. He had sweated a lot during the night, yet his body felt markedly lighter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>EE\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 122 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 122 \u2013 Love [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-billionaires-checkmate-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26639\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}