
{"id":26681,"date":"2026-02-04T14:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-164\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:00:17","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-164","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-164\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 164"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 164<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 164 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 164<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 164\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe\u2019s words were a thinly veiled jab at Ethan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He nodded subtly, fiddled with his watch, and a faint, fleeting smile crossed his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen I suppose I was worrying unnecessarily,\u201d he said, standing. His tone carried a deceptive sincerity. \u201cMother regrets not being able to attend your engagement banquet with Nick Hunt. This weekend, she will host a dinner at home for both families. There will be many distinguished guests. Make sure to attend on time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He placed an invitation on Khloe\u2019s desk and left the office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once outside, Ethan pulled out his phone and called an aide. \u201cProceed as planned.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He actually held some measure of respect for this younger sister. She wasn\u2019t a pushover. That was why he had started with civility, hoping she would yield voluntarily\u2014but now, it was clear she wouldn\u2019t budge until forced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Angela noticed the trending news had completely reversed in less than half a day. Goldmont Television Station had issued an official clarification, and every call she made to Brandon went unanswered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the class group chat, classmates began apologizing to Khloe, admitting they shouldn\u2019t have believed the rumors, and some even tried to tag her. But to their surprise, Khloe had already left the group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Someone asked Trey, who didn\u2019t know when she\u2019d left. He had assumed that Khloe had quietly noticed his efforts to defend her today-but now it seemed he had been indulging in wishful thinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trey called Khloe repeatedly. Finally, she answered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is it?\u201d Khloe\u2019s voice was still cold and distant; he could tell she was driving.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trey persisted. She had no choice but to pick up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe, are you okay? I saw the news today. Did you offend someone-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t worry about me. Worry about the Fox Group instead,\u201d Khloe interrupted, her voice ice-cold, yet to Trey, it carried a peculiar warmth, a concern for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was classic Khloe. Even when trouble came, she handled it quietly, refusing to burden him. In his presence, she only ever spoke of what he cared about. The thought made a sour, tender ache rise in his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe, now you should know what it feels like to be truly alone. I\u2019ve had your room kept in order, so don\u2019t wear yourself out running around\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before he could finish his heartfelt words, the call was abruptly cut off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trey\u2019s chest tightened. Anger bubbled up, too-had he spoiled her so much that now she could be this obstinate? He genuinely worried for her, yet the more he tried, the bolder she seemed to get.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At that moment, Angela\u2019s call came through.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trey hesitated, then answered. On the other end, Angela was wailing, panic-stricken.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hearing that Angela was in trouble, Trey didn\u2019t even think about Khloe. He immediately drove to her place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The moment he entered, Angela clung to him, tearful and trembling. \u201cI\u2019m ruined\u2026 Trey\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 154\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened? Calm down and tell me,\u201d he soothed, but Angela could only sob, unable to form words.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until Trey\u2019s patience nearly ran out that she clutched his arm and begged, \u201cPlease\u2026 you have to forgive me. I didn\u2019t mean for this to happen\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 165\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 164 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 164 \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-26681","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\/26681","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=26681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26681\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}