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Read Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 428 \u2013 \u2014- Chapter 428 \u201cThat\u2019s because\u2026\u201d Nick didn\u2019t hold back anymore. He nodded, then caught sight of the tears brimming in Khloe\u2019s eyes, and his composure completely crumbled. \u201cThat\u2019s because | don\u2019t want you to fear me\u2026 And | don\u2019t want you to hate me!\u201d At last, he spoke his truth. All the talk of selfishness, all the talk of reason\u2026 it had just been an excuse. What he cared about most was how Khloe saw him. If there ever came a day she despised him, he would rather leave her with the best possible impression-the memory of every happiness they had shared, intact and untamished.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow could | ever hate you? Just because you\u2019ve been hurt before? Or because of what happened with Michelle? \u201cMichelle and | are very different people. | am afraid\u2026 but seeing the person | love lose control, even possibly hurt themselves- how could | not be afraid? \u201cBut if | were really someone who would fear you, who would defend against you, | wouldn\u2019t have let go when the knife was \u2014- directed at me!\u201d Her words shattered every defense he had. Nick shot up, locking into her unflinching gaze.<\/p>\n
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The image he had always feared confronting appeared before his eyes again-her steady eyes, unwavering even as she let go of the blade. In this moment, it was crystal clear. He was such a fool. It wasn\u2019t her who feared him. It was him-he was terrified of himself. He was so afraid he might lose control that he had wanted her to fear him instead \u201cKhloe.\u201d He finally couldn\u2019t hold it in. The ache and longing in his chest pressed so heavily that he could barely breathe. He grasped her hands tightly. \u201cJust the thought of hurting you\u2026 it feels like hell. | can\u2019t calm myself. Tell me\u2026<\/p>\n
what am | supposed to do?\u201d Khloe found him both exasperating and heartbreakingly endearing. She was no longer angry. In other arenas, Nick could be a fortress, an untouchable hero. But in matters of the heart, he was like a child, even weaker than \u2014- her. He had always feared himself. Naturally, he couldn\u2019t always be confident in front of the one he loved. When they first met, he had only been pretending to be perfect, flawless, and untouchable. Now Khloe understood why she had been so angry.<\/p>\n
It was because she had never expected him to be so vulnerable in love, to need her as much as she needed him. And yet\u2026 even that exposed weakness made her love him all the more. \u201cNick\u2026 tell me\u2026 in your heart, what is love?\u201d Khloe asked suddenly, seriously, and Nick found himself momentarily at a loss for words. \u201cLove\u2026 is fulfillment. Love is protection.\u201d \u201cNo.\u201d Khloe smiled, half amused, half exasperated. \u201cLove is worry. Love is fear. Love is doubt.\u201d A tremor passed through Nick\u2019s eyes. Her words rippled through him like a thousand waves.<\/p>\n
He understood-she was speaking of him Even though his love was messy, chaotic, and flawed\u2026 she saw \u2014- it. Suddenly, Nick felt a tingling at his shoulder. Khloe leaned up and kissed him softly. Her tongue was warm and gentle, tracing, licking the red mark on his skin-spreading it lightly, electrically, through every nerve in his body. The sensation was both intoxicating and unbearable. \u201cKhloe.\u201d He could only croak her name, his voice rough with emotion. \u201cI really\u2026 | don\u2019t want you to regret this\u2026\u201d \u201cThen trust me. And trust yourself, just once. Even if the road ahead is hell\u2026<\/p>\n
if we walk it together, it can still be a happy hell.\u201d Khloe\u2019s hands cupped his face-stubbled, tired, marked by sleepless nights. She rose on tiptoe and pressed her lips to his cold lips.<\/p>\n
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