
{"id":26929,"date":"2026-02-04T14:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-408\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:16:10","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-408","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-408\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 408"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 408<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 408 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 408<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 408\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte knew this better than anyone-Ethan was a demon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He toyed with emotions, trampled on sincerity, and held other people\u2019s lives in contempt\u2026 He was nothing but a damned man.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And yet, precisely because she knew all of this, she chose to get close to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharlotte\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe, don\u2019t worry about me. Just take care of yourself. Even if Ethan has feelings for me, who wins and who loses is still up in the air.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time Charlotte had interrupted her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her expression was resolute, but there was a chill in her eyes that Khloe had never seen before. The girl who had always been gentle, like a soft little lamb, seemed to have transformed in an instant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her tone was decisive, as if she were determined to see it through to the end.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharlotte, what\u2019s going on with you? Is there something between you and Ethan that I don\u2019t know about?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe grabbed her hand and felt how icy her palm was.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte lowered her head just as the elevator doors slid open.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They had arrived at the parking garage. It was time for Khloe to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe, I\u2019m sorry. This is something personal. I know some of my thoughts are extreme-even foolish-but I\u2026 I just want to do this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She wanted revenge on Ethan, no matter the cost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe was right-playing games of emotion with Ethan was no different from playing with fire. If Khloe knew the full extent of Charlotte\u2019s dark, extreme thoughts, she would never allow it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But mere disgrace and ruin were far from enough to satisfy the rage burning inside Charlotte.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps her methods had begun to work. Over the past few days, Ethan had clearly changed because of her. A few words of praise from her could correct his bad habits, as if she were training a dog.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every night, without fail, Ethan told her good night. At the office, he flirted with her openly, appearing and disappearing at will.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte understood it clearly-to the guy, she had become a fish slowly taking the bait.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the more composed she appeared on the surface, the harder it became to suppress her growing desire for him\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A life for a life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, once the demon buried deep in a person\u2019s heart is awakened, there\u2019s no stopping it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 408\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte had to admit it-perhaps she wasn\u2019t a good person either. Not kind. Not forgiving. Extreme and dark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you think someone like Ethan is capable of falling in love?\u201d she asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe\u2019s gaze grew complicated. She could vaguely sense what Charlotte was trying to do, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whether Charlotte wanted to conquer Ethan or harbored some other intention-it was all dangerous.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is without a weakness,\u201d Charlotte said with a faint smile. She gently hugged Khloe, her palm resting lightly over Khloe\u2019s chest. \u201cEven you, Khloe. You\u2019ve been hurt by love before, but you still have a soft spot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Ethan isn\u2019t like me. He\u2019s not like any of us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is different. But as long as he can still feel emotions, who can really predict how matters of the heart will turn out?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps even Ethan himself didn\u2019t truly know what kind of person he was.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, Khloe kept replaying Charlotte\u2019s words in her mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Was Charlotte truly determined to entangle herself with Ethan?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After hesitating for a long time, Khloe finally called him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe? Never thought you\u2019d call me. What\u2019s up?\u201d Ethan answered leisurely, his tone full of teasing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He knew perfectly well why she was calling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m warning you-don\u2019t touch Charlotte. She\u2019s mine. If you dare hurt her, I will make you pay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe\u2019s voice was cold and merciless.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ethan dropped the act. \u201cIf it\u2019s mutual attraction, are you seriously going to interfere?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes,\u201d Khloe said flatly. \u201cI am. Charlotte isn\u2019t someone whose feelings you get to toy with, and she\u2019s not suited for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 408 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 408 \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-26929","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\/26929","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=26929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26929\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}