
{"id":26925,"date":"2026-02-04T14:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-404\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:16:02","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-404","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-404\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 404"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 404<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 404 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 404<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 404\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At her words, the room fell silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Everyone exchanged glances, as if something had suddenly clicked. A few people looked at Winnie, unsure whether they should speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After a few seconds, someone hurriedly broke the silence. \u201cAlright, alright! Thanks for the trouble, Mr. Morrison!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnie\u2019s face instantly flushed red.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael-no, Mr. Morrison. That\u2019s not it. They didn\u2019t ask me to bring coffee. I was the one who wanted to treat everyone. And\u2026 it wasn\u2019t that they made me carry all this by myself. I chose to do it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The people in the R&amp;D department had been very kind to Winnie-whether because Khloe had spoken to them beforehand or simply because they were naturally considerate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among them, Winnie was like a little sister. On her first day, everyone had given her thoughtful welcome gifts. There were many onboarding procedures after she joined, and whenever Winnie felt too shy to ask questions, they would eagerly step in and patiently teach her, hands-on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even though Winnie wasn\u2019t a particularly warm person, she still wanted to show her gratitude.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seeing everyone order coffee every afternoon, she offered to treat them, but they all felt embarrassed to accept. So, she had quietly gone out on her own to buy it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She figured that if she carried it up herself, no one would refuse. She just hadn\u2019t expected to run into Michael.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After Winnie finished explaining, Michael looked a little awkward himself. \u201cI\u2026 I see. I\u2019m sorry. I misunderstood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s okay, Mr. Morrison. You\u2019re kind\u2014just looking out for your staff. There\u2019s no need to apologize,\u201d a colleague who was good at smoothing things over quickly chimed in. \u201cSince Winnie bought so much, why don\u2019t you have a cup too?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo need. I still have things to do. Go ahead and enjoy your lunch.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michael rubbed the bridge of his nose. After saying that, he turned and left in a hurry,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His assistant quickly followed after him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Someone nudged Winnie and handed her a cup of coffee. \u201cGo on. Look how nice he is to you-go thank him!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnie hesitated, but after being nudged again, she took the coffee and chased after him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The moment she left, everyone rushed to the doorway and craned their necks to watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Morrison is really something,\u201d someone whispered. \u201cThis whole scene-wow. He\u2019s completely smitten. Even Winnie buying coffee makes him worry!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Catching the scent of gossip, several people immediately started whispering excitedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Only then did someone suddenly realize it-so the \u201cfirst love\u201d that Michael had never been able to forget\u2026 was\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 404\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnie!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Did that mean there would be more drama to come? With Winnie right in their department, they\u2019d be getting front-row seats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnie caught up to Michael and shoved the coffee into his hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrink it. This one\u2019s extra-if you don\u2019t, it\u2019ll just go to waste. And if I don\u2019t give it to you, they\u2019ll think I don\u2019t know how to handle people.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her words were blunt. Michael had expected her to thank him, but instead she looked annoyed, as if she were simply completing a task.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I actually made things worse and embarrassed you?\u201d Michael asked, a note of disappointment creeping in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After all, just now\u2026 he\u2019d had to work up some courage to pull her into the spotlight like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, there would probably be rumors again about him being hopelessly love-brained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not what I meant. It\u2019s just\u2026\u201d Winnie thought for a moment, then trailed off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust what?\u201d Michael pressed. He really wanted to hear it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou were meddling. Don\u2019t do it again next time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even Winnie felt her words were a bit too sharp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She clearly saw Michael\u2019s expression darken.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>P\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 404 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 404 \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-26925","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\/26925","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=26925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26925\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}