
{"id":28325,"date":"2026-02-06T10:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-426\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:44:33","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-426","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-426\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 426"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 426<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 426 \u2013 \u2014- Chapter 426 Nick turned his head sideways. He stayed silent for a long moment before speaking again. \u201cIf you\u2019ve made up your mind, I\u2019ll have Lenny draw up the agreement tomorrow. Whatever conditions you have, if | can meet them, | will.\u201d His voice was stripped of any coercion, cold and still as a stagnant pond. Khloe looked at him, a mix of anger and heartache knotting her chest. She let out a bitter smile. \u201cFine.\u201d Nick blinked, seemingly not expecting her to agree so readily. His eyes were darker than the night, lightless and impenetrable. \u201cDivorce is fine.<\/p>\n<p>But | want a share of your assets. | won\u2019t take advantage-of what\u2019s under your name, you must give me no less than a third.\u201d His thin lips twitched slightly, jaw tight. \u201cDone.\u201d Seeing his decisiveness made Khloe\u2019s breath catch. \u201cI also want a villa. You promised me a marital home, and | never got to live init\u201d \u2014- \u201cFine,\u201d he replied flatly. \u201cPick whichever one you want.\u201d When he didn\u2019t react at all, Khloe simply nodded. \u201cOne last thing.\u201d \u201cWhat is it?\u201d \u201c| want a wedding. A grand wedding, one for everyone to see.\u201d Her words surprised Nick.<\/p>\n<p>He lifted his eyes just as she stood before him, standing chest to chest, a faint fire of anger smoldering in her gaze. \u201cYou\u2019ve never fulfilled what you promised me. Even if we\u2019re divorcing, it won\u2019t happen until after the wedding.\u201d \u201cKhloe\u2026\u201d He didn\u2019t fully understand, but Khloe reached out, gripping his collar. With a sharp tug, she drew him closer, bringing his face to the side of hers. Being so much taller, he bent slightly, his lips nearly brushing her nose. Nick\u2019s breath hitched, brow furrowed, eyes complicated. \u201cStop this.\u201d \u201cWho\u2019s causing trouble?<\/p>\n<p>Me-or you?\u201d \u2014- \u201c| don\u2019t want things to get ugly. We can-\u201d He didn\u2019t finish. His collar was yanked again, pulling him closer, his lips grazing the side of her face, stealing his breath \u201cFine. We\u2019re parting amicably. Go on\u2026 find Michelle. Go love her.\u201d \u201cKhloe, | told you, it has nothing to do with Michelle!\u201d Finally, Nick\u2019s composure frayed. His voice grew cold, trying to. rein in the storm within. Pushing her away would hurt him just as much. She knew he wasn\u2019t that kind of man-why deliberately strike at his wounds? \u201cIt\u2019s got nothing to do with her\u2026<\/p>\n<p>but having her there gives you an out, doesn\u2019t it?\u201d Khloe\u2019s eyes glimmered, a teasing light masking the sting of her words. She found his vulnerability and struck. \u201cEveryone already knows what youre like. After all these years together, it doesn\u2019t matter if you go back to her-as long as she gives you security, anyone will do. At least if something happens, she won\u2019t be pushed away the way I\u2019m being pushed away.\u201d \u201cKhloe!\u201d Nick was momentarily at a loss for words, eyes red with fury. \u2014- Before she could speak again, he gripped her jaw, stopping her mid-sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Even in his anger, he held back-he couldn\u2019t bear \u2018to hurt her. \u201cI\u2019ll say it once more,\u201d he said, voice low but unwavering. \u201cEven if we separate, | would never be with someone | don\u2019t like. | want to be with you-not for security, not for comfort. Only for you.\u201d Hearing this, the icy edge in Khloe\u2019s eyes softened, replaced with a fleeting tenderness. Yet, a small, cold smile still curved her lips. \u201cYou left Michelle\u2026 because you don\u2019t like her?\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 426 Advertisement Read Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 426 \u2013 \u2014- [&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-28325","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\/28325","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=28325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28325\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}