
{"id":26918,"date":"2026-02-04T14:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-397\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:15:48","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-397","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-397\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 397"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 397<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 397 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 397<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 397\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe glanced at Nick and noticed the faint smile that had been playing on his lips had vanished.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His brow wasn\u2019t furrowed, and his gaze remained calm, almost leisurely, fixed on her phone screen. There was no hint of emotion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you\u2026 upset?\u201d Khloe ventured cautiously.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d Nick said softly. \u201cWhy would I be? He\u2019s complimenting my wife. I should be happy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But there wasn\u2019t a trace of happiness in his voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe immediately locked her phone. \u201cFine, I won\u2019t reply. Let\u2019s pretend I didn\u2019t see it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick didn\u2019t respond. Clearly, he wasn\u2019t in the best mood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe nudged him gently with her elbow. \u201cDon\u2019t be jealous. He\u2019s older than me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m older than you too,\u201d Nick countered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe paused, thinking. \u201cBut he looks older, and not as handsome as you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou seem to have paid quite a bit of attention to him?\u201d Nick\u2019s gaze lazily shifted to her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe was momentarily speechless. The more she spoke, the stronger his jealousy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNick, don\u2019t be jealous,\u201d she said softly, pressing the point. \u201cYou know it-I only love you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her words were more powerful than any explanation. Nick\u2019s gaze flicked aside, and a faint smile returned to his lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t like Solara Energy,\u201d he said after a moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know,\u201d Khloe replied. \u201cThey\u2019re a competitor, right? I heard they might open a branch in Goldmont City.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She was purely looking out for him. She had heard the news today and immediately asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick frowned slightly. Solara Energy had recently been vying with them for an international project. Their early involvement in the renewable energy sector gave them a slight advantage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But this project had long been under George\u2019s eye, and the Hunt family had invested heavily-they didn\u2019t want anyone swooping in at the last moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just as Khloe and Nick were discussing the matter, the doorbell rang.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The food delivery had arrived.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe bounced up like a little rabbit, slipping on her slippers to fetch it. Both of them were hungry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She set out the food and queued up a movie, settling next to Nick to eat while watching.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This time, it wasn\u2019t a horror film. She had carefully picked a selection of niche films, spanning multiple genres.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Nick made the choice, he picked a romantic film-a story of childhood friends. The girl initially pined for\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 30:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>the boy, but he didn\u2019t notice her. As she grew into a confident, capable, and charming young woman, her perspective on love matured. The boy, in turn, was gradually drawn to her, and a beautiful romance blossomed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick seemed unfamiliar with such stories and watched intently the entire time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the emotional peaks, he would unconsciously take Khloe\u2019s hand, shaking his head or furrowing his brows, as if feeling the pain and joy of the characters himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe was moved by the story, but watching Nick\u2019s reactions was far more captivating than the movie itself. She couldn\u2019t help the small smile that curved her lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When the film ended, Khloe noticed him brushing his fingers lightly against the tip of his nose. She assumed he had cried.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou okay? Need a tissue?\u201d she asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick waved his hand, a bit embarrassed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sunset scene at the end had stirred him more than he expected, touching him deeply, leaving his eyes a little warm. But he definitely hadn\u2019t cried.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He wouldn\u2019t\u2026 cry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay, okay. So I see it now-Nick, you\u2019re not just cold on the outside and warm on the inside, but also very emotional. I haven\u2019t cried during a movie in years,\u201d Khloe said, as if she had discovered a new continent. The more vulnerable he seemed, the more she wanted to laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick shot her a helpless glance. \u201cI said, I didn\u2019t cry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u65e5\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 397 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 397 \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-26918","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\/26918","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=26918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26918\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}