
{"id":26720,"date":"2026-02-04T14:01:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-203\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:01:34","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-203","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-203\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 203"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 203<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 203 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 203<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 203\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNick.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe didn\u2019t care how others viewed her. At this moment, the only thing that mattered to her was Nick-and the feelings of the Hunt family elders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She dropped the microphone and hurried to his side, but Nick didn\u2019t turn to look at her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her heart sank hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The chill radiating from him felt like an invisible wall of ice, separating her from him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Was it because of that man\u2019s words? Had he begun to feel disgust or disdain toward her?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His earlier outburst-was it only for the Hunt family\u2019s dignity, and not for her at all?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026I\u2019m sorry, Nick. I do have a past, but I was never married, and it\u2019s completely over. I didn\u2019t want to talk to you about it before because-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She lowered her voice as she tried to explain, but before she could finish, Nick cut her off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And this time, his action completely overturned everyone\u2019s expectations-Khloe\u2019s included.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick turned around and pulled her into his arms with force, holding her tightly against him. 1\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course I know everything,\u201d he said in a low voice, a trace of helpless amusement in his tone. \u201cWhat are you afraid of, silly?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNick\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Caught off guard, Khloe crashed into his solid chest. In an instant, all the noise around her seemed to fade away. All she could hear was the steady, powerful beat of his heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her own heart finally settled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So he wasn\u2019t angry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She tilted her head up, able to see only the sharp, defined line of his jaw.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His Adam\u2019s apple bobbed slightly before he loosened his hold, one arm still around her waist as he turned to face\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>the crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI apologize for losing my composure just now and making a spectacle of myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick spoke again, his voice restored to its usual calm. Beneath that calm, however, surged a chilling authority that pressed down on the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He lifted his chin slightly, sharp, hawk-like eyes sweeping across the hall. Contempt was plain in his gaze, yet his hand remained firmly at Khloe\u2019s waist, protecting her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy wife is soft-hearted and good-tempered. Even when she\u2019s wronged, she doesn\u2019t want to trouble her elders. But there is one thing I cannot tolerate-and will never allow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 203\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As his words fell, his gaze naturally shifted to Clarice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not allow anyone to slander my wife in front of me, using despicable tactics and spreading malicious rumors.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Clarice clearly hadn\u2019t expected that in just a few short days, Nick would protect Khloe so fiercely-without even caring about her past. Her color drained instantly, the smile freezing at the corners of her mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClarice, thank you for your concern,\u201d Nick continued calmly. \u201cBut I can answer you clearly: I know Khloe\u2019s affairs inside and out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The corner of his lips curved into a faint, almost-smile, heavy with mockery and pressure. \u201cVideos can be fabricated. Rumors end with the wise. She has never had a marital relationship with anyone else\u2014because she is now my wife. Last week, we officially registered our marriage.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He deliberately slowed his speech, enunciating every word, as though striking a hammer against the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The moment his words fell, an uproar exploded throughout the hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Weren\u2019t they just engaged? How had they already registered their marriage?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If Nick and Khloe were already legally married, how could Khloe possibly have been married to anyone else?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Did that man really dare to maliciously slander her in public-right in front of the Hunt family? Had he lost his mind?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Under the lights, Nick\u2019s tall figure cast a commanding shadow. With just a few sentences, he reversed the entire situation-and sent ripples through Khloe\u2019s heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her eyes flickered. She quickly lowered her head, her fingers twitching slightly-only to have Nick grip her hand more firmly, interlacing their fingers until they were tightly locked together.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>COIN BUNDLE: get more free bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>P\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 203 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 203 \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-26720","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\/26720","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=26720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26720\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}