
{"id":26805,"date":"2026-02-04T14:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-284\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:12:08","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-284","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-284\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 284"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 284<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 284 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 284<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 234\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 284\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Early the next morning, Oscar received alarming news about his son, Michael.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, Michael had been on a business trip abroad in Naraida, and while returning home that night, he was suddenly detained. The authorities claimed he was suspected of stealing commercial secrets and would have to remain under investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oscar knew his son was incapable of such behavior. Without hesitation, he immediately contacted his own people in Naraida to look into the matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until the afternoon that he received an update: Michael had apparently offended someone-a high- ranking official in Naraida\u2019s Department of Commerce.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow could Michael possibly offend anyone in Naraida?\u201d Oscar muttered, incredulous.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His company primarily dealt with international trade and also handled the export side of the Morrison family pharmaceutical business, but they had almost no dealings in Naraida. This trip had only taken Michael there because the negotiation had been scheduled on Naraida soil by the partner company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was probably the Starr family\u2019s doing,\u201d his assistant interjected. \u201cA few days ago, he canceled his engagement with Lindsay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The words struck Oscar like a bolt. He remembered Michael mentioning it briefly; although Lindsay was a fine match, he had respected his son\u2019s choice. If they weren\u2019t compatible, they could always find someone else, so he hadn\u2019t probed further.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michael had been very responsible these past few years, and Oscar trusted his judgment. If he chose to call off the engagement, he must have thought it through.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hearing this, Oscar immediately went to the Starr residence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At that moment, Lindsay\u2019s parents were away; only she was home. Upstairs, she was engrossed in a long phone call, deliberately delaying her descent when she heard Oscar arrive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Oscar learned the full context of the broken engagement through the Starr family\u2019s steward. Oscar\u2019s expression darkened. Even allowing for Lindsay\u2019s temperament, Michael\u2019s actions had been excessive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What frustrated him most was the reason behind it all: Michael had acted on behalf of that Olson family\u2019s adopted daughter. Every time his son got involved with her, nothing good ever came of it. They had been burned so many times, and he still hadn\u2019t learned his lesson!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLindsay,\u201d Oscar said, a smile tugging at his lips as he greeted her. His demeanor showed not a hint of awkwardness as he cut straight to the point. \u201cI heard that Michael argued with you and ended the engagement.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay had expected him to defend Michael, but instead, he hit her right where it would sting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes. Your son is too outstanding for someone like me. Perhaps he already had someone in mind. If that\u2019s the case, he shouldn\u2019t have even gone on the matchmaking date, don\u2019t you agree?\u201d Lindsay replied bluntly, her words sharp and unapologetic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLindsay, that\u2019s not what I hear. You are exceptional; it\u2019s my son who doesn\u2019t measure up. If he offended you or upset you, I, as his father, apologize on his behalf. If you want compensation, just say the word,\u201d Oscar\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 284\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>responded without hesitation, stating his intentions clearly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Starr family\u2019s influence within the country might not compare to the Morrison family\u2019s, but their business was international, not domestic. Naraida was their biggest client. Even if relations between the two families soured over this, the impact would be limited mainly to the domestic and Goldmont City markets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, with Lindsay\u2019s parents away, Oscar understood that Lindsay likely had full authority over her household decisions. A strong outsider often struggles against a local power. Michael was currently detained, and the situation could escalate unpredictably. Oscar just wanted to resolve matters quickly and peacefully.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 284 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 284 \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-26805","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\/26805","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=26805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26805\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}