
{"id":26653,"date":"2026-02-04T13:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-136\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:59:19","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-136","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-136\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 136"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 136<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 136 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 136<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 136\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMind if I use your bathroom to freshen up? And\u2026\u201d Nick said, glancing toward the kitchen, \u201c\u2026I\u2019m a little hungry. Might I have the honor of tasting your cooking again?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course,\u201d Khloe nodded, then went to fetch a fresh towel for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Soon, Nick emerged from the shower just as Khloe finished preparing breakfast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was simple-milk-soaked toast, fried eggs, and tomatoes-but arranged on elegant plates and placed in front of them, the sunlight streaming through the window made everything feel incredibly warm and intimate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For a fleeting moment, Khloe felt as if they were already living together as husband and wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce we\u2019re married, I hope we can have breakfast together every day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick\u2019s voice was calm, even, but carried a quiet current that stirred her heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll right,\u201d Khloe replied almost instinctively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even if it was only a formal arrangement, being with Nick like this-sharing ordinary moments-felt perfect. With him, it really did.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No sooner had they finished breakfast than Nick\u2019s phone rang. Flustered, he tried to fix his shirt collar but couldn\u2019t manage the buttons. Khloe stood and helped him with a gentle hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick\u2019s gaze lingered a moment, then, after ending the call, he leaned close and whispered, \u201cThe movie yesterday was good. Next time, when you\u2019re rested, we can finish it together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou liked it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMhm. I found it quite interesting.\u201d His tone was sincere, not perfunctory, even offering a few analytical thoughts on the plot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe\u2019s face lit up. \u201cGreat!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut\u2026 aren\u2019t you scared?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith you here, what\u2019s there to fear? You\u2019re like my protection charm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hearing this, Nick let out a low, soft laugh, warm and pleasant, making her heart skip a beat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI should go,\u201d he said, moving toward the door. Turning, he looked at her. \u201cThanks for breakfast.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMm,\u201d Khloe nodded. As he turned, she instinctively reached out, lightly rubbing his hand in hers before letting\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll come by again tonight,\u201d he said casually, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His gaze lingered on her face for a moment, faintly reluctant, before he finally left, returning to his usual composed, cool demeanor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After Nick left, Khloe patted her own face, forcing herself to return to normal. Even though he was perfect, she couldn\u2019t let herself be swept away, couldn\u2019t allow her emotions to sink so deeply.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At noon, Trey received a phone call and rushed to the hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>172\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 136\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was from the household staff: Grandma Lauren had suddenly collapsed that morning and had been taken to the hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By the time Trey arrived, most of the family was already there. Stella and Alicia waited outside the ward, while Pete had been brought along by the staff as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trey quickly asked, learning that his grandmother had received a phone call that morning, had erupted in a rage in her room, shouting \u201cYou worthless fools!\u201d-clearly a case of anger striking at her heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At that moment, a doctor stepped out of the ward.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe patient has passed the dangerous stage and is awake,\u201d the doctor said. \u201cHer heart is weak, her blood pressure high-she mustn\u2019t get so angry again. You all need to be careful in the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The family exchanged puzzled glances, but no sooner had the doctor left than Stella turned sharply to the staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid any of you say something to upset her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 136 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 136 \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-26653","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\/26653","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=26653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26653\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}