
{"id":28345,"date":"2026-02-06T10:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-446\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:45:08","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-446","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-446\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 446"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 446<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 446 \u2013 \u2014- Chapter 446 \u201cEthan, I\u2026 | don\u2019t think this is really appropriate.\u201d Charlotte tried to turn Ethan down. \u201cWhat\u2019s inappropriate about it?\u201d Ethan said, sliding onto the sofa and leaning forward slightly. The curve of his lower back dipped in a way that was\u2026 undeniably provocative. \u201cConsider it your way of repaying me. You wouldn\u2019t want to owe me a favor, would you?\u201d The air of entitlement, the way he seemed completely certain she\u2019d comply-it made Charlotte\u2019s chest tighten with frustration. She froze in place, her mind racing for an escape.<\/p>\n<p>After a few seconds of silence, Ethan glanced over his shoulder. \u201cRelax. | said | wouldn\u2019t touch you, and | won\u2019t. Even if you wanted to be mine, it\u2019d still be a hassle.\u201d Hearing that, Charlotte finally stepped forward, moving to his side. She flexed her fingers, inhaled deeply, and pressed her hands against his lower back. \u201cUgh\u201d Ethan wasn\u2019t expecting her to press so hard. This petite, seemingly delicate woman packed quite a punch, and the sudden jab made him suck in a sharp breath. \u2014- \u201cHey, Charlotte! Easy! Are you trying to murder your benefactor?\u201d \u201cYou said \u2018just press,\u2019 didn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p>| don\u2019t know what I\u2019m doing. Isn\u2019t it true that anyone who likes this kind of massage usually likes it with a lot of force?\u201d Charlotte retorted, annoyed, though she eased her pressure slightly. \u201c| hate pain,\u201d Ethan grunted. Through the thin fabric of the bathrobe, Charlotte could feel the taut lines of his muscles and the warmth of his body. The atmosphere in the room suddenly shifted. Ethan no longer complained; instead, he closed his eyes slightly, seemingly enjoying her clumsy, untrained massage. Despite her deep aversion to him, Charlotte had never been this close to a man before.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She could smell the lingering scent of his shower, and her thoughts were starting to spiral. \u201cA little higher\u2026 yes, the shoulders. That spot\u2019s a little tight too,\u201d Ethan murmured, his voice lower now, tinged with a lazy comfort. Charlotte adjusted her hands as he instructed, pressing around the muscles near his shoulder blades and feeling the tension there. \u2014- For a while, neither spoke. After five or six minutes, Charlotte\u2019s fingers grew sore. She was about to say, \u201cThat\u2019s enough,\u201d when Ethan suddenly broke the silence. \u201cAlright\u2026<\/p>\n<p>and thank you, for today.\u201d Charlotte froze, her hands halting mid-motion. Thank her? For what-helping him knead his muscles? Ethan seemed to sense her confusion and added softly, \u201cThanks for letting me help and not guarding against me like I\u2019m some sort of jerk.\u201d Knowing Charlotte\u2019s personality, she would never let him meddle with her brother\u2019s affairs. Yet, despite his assistance, he felt oddly content. Charlotte hesitated before saying, \u201cEthan\u2026 you\u2019re not such a big jerk after all.\u201d Of course, it was only half-true. He was still a jerk, and that would never change.<\/p>\n<p>But the compliment hit Ethan right where it mattered. He chuckled lightly, his shoulders shifting with the sound. \u201cSo, how do you think | did today?\u201d he asked. \u2014- \u201cWell\u2026\u201d Charlotte hesitated, then said, \u201cWhen you helped Christopher, you seemed\u2026 reliable.\u201d \u201cJust reliable?\u201d 1 Ethan suddenly turned to her. The robe slipped slightly, revealing the sculpted lines of his collarbone. Charlotte blinked, caught off guard by his gaze. His eyes were bright, and for a moment, the usual mischief and calculation were gone. In their place, there was a surprising trace of\u2026 innocence.<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 446 Advertisement Read Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 446 \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-28345","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\/28345","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=28345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}