
{"id":26885,"date":"2026-02-04T14:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-364\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:14:43","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-364","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-364\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 364"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 364<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 364 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 364<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 364\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll let you handle him, Ethan. I\u2019m leaving.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With that, Charlotte wrenched her hand free from Ethan\u2019s grasp and strode out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ethan felt a twinge of irritation-he had just been about to follow her-but Leonard tried to intervene, babbling another apology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Without hesitation, Ethan kicked Leonard squarely in the knee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The older man crumpled to the floor in pain, unable to rise even with his assistant\u2019s help.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTomorrow, hand in your resignation. People like you are a hazard to this position. Don\u2019t blame me if I make life difficult for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His words were sharp, laced with impatience. In that moment, the gentlemanly poise he usually carried vanished entirely. He sounded less like a corporate executive delivering justice and more like a villain passing\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>sentence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stepping outside, Ethan scanned the area, assuming Charlotte had already left. To his surprise, she was waiting just around the corner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWaiting for me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Without hesitation, he moved behind her, naturally enveloping her in his arms. But the moment he touched her, Charlotte pivoted with precision, avoiding contact entirely. 1\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEthan\u2026 what are you doing here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Always playing her part, Charlotte immediately assumed a defensive, uneasy posture. Ethan had anticipated this reaction, and the corner of his mouth twitched in a faint smirk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s talk outside.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She lowered her head but said nothing. This time, however, she followed obediently, staying quietly behind him. Ethan, noting her aversion to being touched, suppressed the urge to reach for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By the time they stepped out of the hotel, the evening air had grown chill. Ethan noticed Charlotte shivering slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She wore a pale pink, mid-thigh, strapless dress that clung to her curves. Her slender, fair limbs were exposed, her neck bare-she looked cold.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ethan scowled inwardly. He wasn\u2019t the type to drape his jacket over a woman just for warmth-unless there was a benefit to it. But when he caught Charlotte sneaking a glance at him from the corner of her eye, he shrugged off his coat and draped it over her shoulders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d Charlotte immediately sidestepped.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re cold, aren\u2019t you?\u201d he asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, but I don\u2019t need you doing this. Between us\u2026 we should maintain some boundaries.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 364\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The words left her mouth, scented with a polite distaste that almost made her gag-but Ethan clearly enjoyed them. A soft laugh escaped him, his eyes sparkling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoundaries? And yet, just now, you kept looking at me\u2026 constantly teasing me. What was that about?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t teasing!\u201d Charlotte quickly clarified. \u201cI just\u2026 I was worried you\u2019d do something. Your perfume is way too strong-it makes me feel dizzy, that\u2019s all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her voice was gentle, yet each word cut like a blade without drawing blood. Ethan\u2019s face went pale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis perfume\u2026 is expensive.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He murmured awkwardly, pulling the coat back onto his arm. Inside, he felt a small twinge of self-conflict. Did he really wear that much perfume normally?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When he offered to drive her home, Charlotte immediately refused.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ethan\u2019s pride flared. He promised, on his honor, that he wouldn\u2019t touch her-and only then did she reluctantly get into the car.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the drive, he couldn\u2019t help stealing glances at her. Today, Charlotte was stunning-so stunning that he felt an unusual pull in his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the thought of actually \u201ctaking\u201d her made things complicated. If he crossed that line, Khloe would never forgive him. And knowing Charlotte\u2019s nature, any romance between them might not end easily. The mere thought was exhausting. It seemed he would have to restrain himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte, meanwhile, watched the city lights blur past the window. In the reflection, she could see Ethan sneaking glances at her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u65e5\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 364 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 364 \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-26885","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\/26885","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=26885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26885\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}