
{"id":26695,"date":"2026-02-04T14:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-178\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:00:43","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-178","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-178\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 178"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 178<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 178 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 178<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 178\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michelle\u2019s words hit Khloe like a thunderclap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The woman whom Loretta had said Nick almost got engaged to\u2026 was Michelle?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The information was overwhelming, and it took Khloe a long moment to regain her composure. Though her heart stirred, she trusted what she had seen with her own eyes-Nick would never treat someone as a mere substitute.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think Nick is that kind of person. Perhaps it\u2019s exactly because you see him that way, Michelle, that it hurts him,\u201d Khloe said coolly, her voice calm and composed, far beyond what Michelle had expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t want to know what happened between us? You\u2019ve only known Nick a few days, and you already trust him so completely?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m curious, of course. But I don\u2019t want to hear about your past with him. A past doesn\u2019t define anything-just as Nick doesn\u2019t care about mine, I only want to face who he is now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe\u2019s tone was soft, yet her words were honest and unwavering.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichelle, Nick and I are engaged. Frankly, I had no expectations for this marriage-it\u2019s purely a business alliance. I didn\u2019t care about Nick\u2019s feelings\u2026\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c1\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At that moment, Nick quietly arrived behind her. He had heard that Michelle had gone to Morrison Group and came early, only to run into the two women before finding Khloe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPurely a business alliance\u2026\u201d Michelle\u2019s eyes flickered in surprise when she noticed Nick, but she quickly masked it. She didn\u2019t interrupt Khloe, hoping the man would hear Khloe\u2019s cold, indifferent tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, Nick\u2019s eyes darkened briefly at her words. But a business alliance\u2026 did it mean Khloe didn\u2019t care about his feelings?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that\u2019s different now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, Khloe\u2019s voice dropped, still soft but resolute. \u201cNick and I are getting to know each other. To me, he\u2019s excellent, kind, and a man I can entrust my life to. If I can spend the rest of my life with him, it would be my honor. And I keep my promises-unless my fianc\u00e9 lets go first, I will never break our engagement unilaterally.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her words shone like a warm yet unwavering light, instantly dispelling the shadow in Nick\u2019s eyes. His clenched jaw relaxed imperceptibly, and the depths of his gaze seemed to ignite with a spark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t speak immediately, merely standing there, eyes fixed intently on Khloe\u2019s slender, upright figure, as if committing every inch of her posture to memory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Excellent\u2026 kind\u2026 someone I can entrust my life to.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No one had ever described him this way before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even Michelle noticed the change in Nick\u2019s expression and grew flustered. \u201cKhloe, you\u2019ve only known him a few days. What do you really understand?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before Khloe could respond, a heat suddenly enveloped her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNick?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She hadn\u2019t expected him to appear behind her and couldn\u2019t help feeling flustered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard everything, and I\u2019m honored.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 172\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His voice was low and husky as his arms encircled her waist, gently drawing her into his embrace. He completely ignored Michelle and started to lead Khloe away.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her cheeks flushed, and she shyly lowered her head to walk beside him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michelle panicked, stepping in front of them. \u201cNick! Are you trying to provoke me? I lost, and that\u2019s not enough? Fine, I\u2019ll admit defeat, okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should have heard what my wife just said,\u201d Nick replied, his gaze still on Khloe, a faint smile tugging at his lips. \u201cWe will be together for the rest of our lives. She won\u2019t leave me, and I won\u2019t leave her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWife? You\u2019re only engaged-you haven\u2019t even registered your marriage!\u201d Michelle was on the verge of collapse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoon,\u201d Nick said calmly, one simple word that cut off any further protest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Without giving Michelle another chance to argue, he took Khloe\u2019s hand and strode away.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Da\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 178 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 178 \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-26695","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\/26695","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=26695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26695\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}