
{"id":26785,"date":"2026-02-04T14:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-264\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:09:09","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-264","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-264\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 264"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 264<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 264 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 264<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 264\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ethan was momentarily taken aback by Khloe\u2019s words. \u201cKhloe\u2026 so you knew all along that Fox Group was cooperating with our company?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe drew a soft breath and turned to face him again, stepping lightly to stand before him. A faint smile tugged at her lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are so many corporate deals every day. I don\u2019t have time to track every single project,\u201d she said lightly, her words carrying an edge. \u201cBut I must admit, I\u2019ve admired your relentless spirit-you never stop monitoring me, Ethan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her tone was laced with subtle sarcasm. Then she pulled out her phone, tapped a few times, and sent him a file.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hearing the notification, Ethan glanced at the screen. The color drained from his face instantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe\u2026 you investigated me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s mutual,\u201d she replied calmly, offering no denial.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Today, Khloe had decided to confront him head-on. As someone from the Morrison family herself, and seeing his years of hard work in the company, she didn\u2019t want to seem petty. But Ethan\u2019s endless little schemes had pushed her beyond tolerance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ethan served as Clarice\u2019s enforcer. Though the evidence Khloe had uncovered were minor, harmless details, digging deeper could escalate matters and destabilize his position within Morrison Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His face paled further. This information could not have come from Khloe alone-it had to involve the Hunt family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He lifted his gaze, forcing a calm smile as he regarded her. \u201cKhloe, you really think such petty tricks can affect me? Without the Hunt family, you\u2019re nothing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven without the Hunt family, I\u2019m still Niel\u2019s daughter. And Nick is my husband-relying on the Hunt family isn\u2019t wrong,\u201d Khloe said evenly, unaffected by his provocation. \u201cBut, you\u2026\u201d she paused slightly, her voice dropping. \u201c\u2026do you really think you can rely on your mother, Clarice?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ethan remained silent, sensing that she had more to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve been with Clarice so long-surely you know her \u2018use and discard\u2019 style by now?\u201d Khloe spoke plainly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A flicker of disdain crossed Ethan\u2019s eyes. \u201cKhloe\u2026 are you trying to sow discord?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He chuckled faintly. He was always the one manipulating others. Never had someone tried such a clumsy maneuver in front of him. He rubbed his nose and studied her with newfound interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just concerned for you, Ethan,\u201d she continued, lifting her chin, her tone blunt and piercing. \u201cWe grew up the same way-without parental care.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour parents originally worked under Clarice\u2019s family. Later, when her family left the family business, your parents were reported, investigated, and found guilty. Soon after, they died in a car accident. And then\u2026 Clarice adopted you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 264\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe\u2026 why are you telling me this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though Ethan had always been cautious around her, hearing this hit him like an earthquake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He had been very young when Clarice adopted him. He knew his parents had died in a car accident, but was unaware of the details.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Clarice had carefully guided him, ensuring he never suffered even the slightest injustice within the Morrison family or the company. From childhood, he had seen her not only as a mother but as a mentor, his sole guide and authority.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even with his sharp mind and awareness of her cold, calculating nature, he had willingly allowed himself to be used. After all, the business world is a battlefield-without sacrifice and exploitation, one cannot achieve\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>greatness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 264 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 264 \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-26785","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\/26785","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=26785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}