
{"id":26684,"date":"2026-02-04T14:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-167\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:00:22","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-167","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-167\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 167"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 167<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 167 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 167<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 167\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe didn\u2019t need to ask. She already knew Nick must have been standing outside for quite a while again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was late, but the moment she saw him, all traces of sleepiness vanished from Khloe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick had been coming over more often lately, so she\u2019d stocked the guest room with men\u2019s essentials-new toothpaste, razors, even two sets of pajamas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI noticed you like black silk sleepwear, so I bought two different styles,\u201d Khloe said gently as she handed them to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Caring for people came naturally to her. These things were second nature, nothing worth mentioning-or so she thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Nick froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He looked up at her, a complicated surge of emotion churning in his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese\u2026 when did you prepare them?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went out during lunch break today,\u201d she replied casually. \u201cI checked a few stores and compared the fabrics. These are similar to what you usually wear.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her tone was light, as if she were talking about something utterly insignificant. She was used to arranging everything for those around her-especially for those she had already claimed as her own.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick reached out, his fingertips brushing the cool, smooth silk. Slowly, he curled his fingers, gripping the fabric in his palm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for putting so much thought into me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said it with unmistakable seriousness, almost solemn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe smiled. \u201cIt\u2019s nothing. Just small things. You don\u2019t have to be so formal-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not small things.\u201d Nick cut her off, his voice firm. \u201cNot to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He stepped closer, shortening the distance between them, and looked down at her intently. \u201cKhloe, remember this. Every bit of care you give is worth being treated seriously and cherished. Including these,\u201d he lifted the pajamas in his hand, \u201cand including you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His words landed like a stone dropped into still water, sending ripples through her heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe froze, caught completely off guard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taking care of others\u2026 was something that deserved to be cherished?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Almost instinctively, her thoughts drifted to the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She had once taken meticulous care of Trey, too-remembering how much sugar he liked in his coffee, which dry cleaner handled his suits, restocking his favorite clothing brands without him ever needing to ask.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Trey had never acknowledged it. He took everything for granted, never once saying thank you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The contrast hit hard. A sharp ache rose in Khloe\u2019s chest, quickly followed by a warmth she couldn\u2019t quite put into words.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter in\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So this was what it felt like-to be carefully treasured by someone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick sensed the shift in her mood at once. He didn\u2019t press her, only reached out and gently pulled her into his\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>embrace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe,\u201d he said softly, \u201cis there something you wanted to tell me today?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her thoughts snapped back. She nodded and explained what had happened with the news article.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re all rumors. None of it is true. If you saw it, don\u2019t take it seriously\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe,\u201d Nick chuckled lightly, \u201cI chose you as my fianc\u00e9e-and one day, you\u2019ll be my wife. That means I trust you completely.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A faint blush crept onto her face. She nodded. \u201cI was just worried it might affect you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course.\u201d His voice dropped lower. Her lashes fluttered, and then she heard him continue, \u201cWe\u2019re about to become husband and wife. If you\u2019re not well, neither am I.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 167 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 167 \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-26684","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\/26684","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=26684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26684\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}