
{"id":26692,"date":"2026-02-04T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-175\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:00:37","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-175","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-175\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 175"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 175<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 175 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 175<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 175\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFried eggs, bacon, a little salad, and some toasted bread.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe felt her heartbeat skip a beat. She instinctively lowered her gaze, only to notice more clearly the open collar of his shirt and the slow, deliberate roll of his Adam\u2019s apple.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMm.\u201d Nick murmured in response, his eyes fixed on her face with an intensity that made her momentarily forget everything else.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, he raised a hand, the back of his fingers brushing against a nearly invisible smudge of oil on her cheek. The warmth of his skin was subtle, almost like a fleeting illusion-but it sent a sharp heat through that tiny patch on her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt got on you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His tone was casual, but his eyes\u2026 they were deep enough to pull someone in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe instinctively lifted her hand, only to have her wrist gently caught by him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll clean now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t let go immediately. His thumb traced the soft, delicate skin on the inside of her wrist in a faint, almost imperceptible motion before securing her hand in his. \u201cCome on, I can\u2019t wait to taste it\u2026 to see just how good it is.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>11\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With just a few words, Nick had turned her cheeks a brilliant red. Held by his large, warm hand, she suddenly felt like a little girl again. And yet, the feeling was comforting-safe, tender, reassuring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By the time they finished breakfast, it was already late.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick was heading to the office later than usual. During breakfast, his phone had been ringing nonstop, but he had silenced it, seemingly not wanting Khloe to worry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s go together. I\u2019ll take you to work.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick\u2019s invitation was casual, but Khloe hesitated. \u201cIt\u2019s out of your way, and don\u2019t you still have work this morning?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I don\u2019t see you all day, I want to spend a little longer with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His words were blunt, lacking any pretense. Khloe found herself momentarily speechless, unsure how to respond.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNick, you\u2019re getting awfully smooth with your words\u2026\u201d she muttered under her breath, blinking rapidly, though the corners of her lips betrayed her, curling into a shy smile. \u201cI suppose\u2026 I can reluctantly let you drive me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her bashful expression didn\u2019t escape Nick\u2019s notice. He let out a low chuckle, tightened his grip on her soft hand, and without another word, led her out the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Inside the car, the space was quiet and intimate, with soft music drifting through the cabin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick drove himself, relaxed in posture but attentive. During a red light, Khloe habitually pulled out her phone to scroll through the news-and her eyes immediately caught the latest updates about the defamation incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Screenshots of Angela instigating Brandon had flooded the internet. The police had intervened, and classmates began speaking out in Khloe\u2019s defense, proving her integrity and excellence. Angela\u2019s formerly flawless image as the \u201cperfect female mentor\u201d had completely crumbled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 15\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe was surprised by how quickly such detailed expos\u00e9s appeared-someone had clearly orchestrated this. But besides herself, who else would have her back?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her gaze shifted to Nick.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNick.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHm?\u201d He kept his eyes on the road, softly responding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick glanced at her from the corner of his eye, noticing the phone in her hand. He understood immediately what she meant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they hurt you, they\u2019re hurting me too. I was just defending my interests. I held back only because I was worried it might affect you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His voice remained calm, but she could hear the gravity and sincerity behind his words- steadfast and reliable in a way no sweet nothing ever spoken to her had been.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her heart felt soaked in warm water, soft and trembling, every muscle sinking into a heady, dizzying ache.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 175 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 175 \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-26692","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\/26692","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=26692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}