
{"id":28326,"date":"2026-02-06T10:44:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-427\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:44:34","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-427","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-427\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 427"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 427<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 427 \u2013 \u2014- Chapter 427 \u201cYes.\u201d Nick\u2019s answer was without a trace of hesitation. The light in his eyes was deep, almost as if he were trying to look straight into Khloe\u2019s soul. There was no room for doubt- she couldn\u2019t not believe him. \u201cSince you say being with me isn\u2019t about seeking security, then tell me\u2026 why are you with me?\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s\u2026\u201d The words faltered on Nick\u2019s lips. He suddenly felt as if Khloe was subtly trapping him. Khloe\u2019s eyes sparkled with barely contained excitement. She stared at him, eager to hear him say something heartfelt.<\/p>\n<p>She already knew the truth of his feelings-those earlier words had been meant to provoke him: Seeing him hesitate, she sighed and pressed her hand gently against his slowly loosening grasp. The tension between them melted like ice in the sun. She guided his raised arm down, and with her other hand, quietly wrapped around his waist, leaning her body against his chest. \u2014- Nick\u2019s heart raced, pounding like it wanted to break free from his chest. \u201cYou\u2019re with me for happiness,\u201d Khloe said softly. \u201cI know you\u2019ve always wanted to love someone properly\u2026 and now we love each other.\u201d \u201cKhloe\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>| can\u2019t be so selfish.\u201d His rationality was crumbling, piece by piece. He didn\u2019t want to lose judgment in the night. He didn\u2019t want to hear her words, though each one had the power to change his mind effortlessly. From the moment he saw her at the door, Nick realized\u2026 all his struggles were meaningless. \u201cNick, in your heart\u2026 am | important to you?\u201d Khloe didn\u2019t wait for an answer, asking again. This time, Nick relaxed slightly, no longer hiding the fear in his heart. \u201cVery important.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re important to me too,\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important person.\u201d Khloe\u2019s fingers traced along his neck, brushing through the hair at the nape and across his ear. \u2014- \u201cIn my heart, you\u2019re someone who wouldn\u2019t leave me in danger,\u201d she said softly, \u201cbut | never expected\u2026 that in your eyes, I\u2019m just someone you can share joy with, not pain. The moment a storm comes, you would push me away?\u201d \u201cNot at all.\u201d Nick denied it immediately, eyes lifted, pain so deep it seemed it could dissolve. \u201cIt\u2019s because | know you aren\u2019t that person\u2026 that | can\u2019t\u2026 | can\u2019t selfishly hold you back.\u201d \u201cSelfish?\u201d Khloe let out a bitter laugh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou think pushing me away now makes you noble? You hide behind the thinking that it\u2019s for my good, but all you\u2019re thinking about is your own guilt and unease. You only care about your own inability to bear the pressure of possibly hurting me\u2026 \u201cYou\u2019re afraid of my rejection\u2026 so you ran first. That\u2026 is selfish.\u201d Nick bowed his head, utterly unable to respond. She was right. Every word \u201cI\u2019m so angry!\u201d Khloe stood on tiptoe and slammed into his chest, her lips brushing against his collarbone, and she bit him lightly. Nick frowned.<\/p>\n<p>She bit hard, sharp enough to make him flinch, but he endured it, not pushing her away. \u2014- \u201cI\u2019m sory\u2026 truly, \u2018m sorry.\u201d \u201cDoes saying \u2018sorry\u2019 even help? You don\u2019t even know why I\u2019m mad.\u201d \u201cIdo.\u201d \u201cThen say it.\u201d Nick paused a while, then, almost unconsciously, began reflecting on her words. \u201cYou\u2019re angry | deceived you\u2026 angry that | didn\u2019t give you a choice, so | said something hurtful first\u2026\u201d He truly felt he had messed everything up. Someone he held as carefully as if she might shatter in his hands -he had still hurt her. \u201cYou\u2019re half wrong!\u201d Khloe squeezed his shoulder firmly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than you hiding things from me, I\u2019m angrier that you have so little faith in us, that you never even considered solving problems together-and instead wanted to push me away!\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 427 Advertisement Read Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 427 \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-28326","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\/28326","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=28326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28326\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}