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Read Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 465 \u2013 \u2014- Chapter 465 [Trey\u2019s grandmother has passed away] The message came from an unfamiliar number, but from the tone alone, Khloe knew exactly who had sent it. Lauren had long suffered from heart problems. The doctors had repeatedly warned that she needed rest and absolute emotional stability. Her death\u2026 really had been triggered by seeing Khloe yesterday. Khloe was lost in thought when Nick woke up. Seeing her staring blankly at her phone, he instinctively pulled her closer into his arms and leaned over to look as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you looking at?\u201d The faint crease between her brows did not escape him. Nick shifted closer and reached for her phone. \u201cTrey\u2019s grandmother died,\u201d Khloe said. Her voice was calm, betraying no obvious emotion, yet Nick could clearly sense the hidden ripple beneath that composure. He did not speak at once. Instead, he drew her deeper into his embrace, using his warmth to wrap around her slightly cool body \u2014- He knew her well. Khloe looked strong and decisive on the surface, but her heart was soft. She was deeply sentimental by nature.<\/p>\n

Even if someone had hurt her terribly, hearing that a life had ended-indirectly because of her-would only weigh heavily on her. The more she was like this, the more his heart ached for her. He did not care at all about the fate of the Fox family, but he could not bear for Khloe to feel even a trace of discomfort. \u201cKhloe, don\u2019t overthink it. This isn\u2019t your fault.\u201d Nick set her phone aside, lifted a hand to stroke behind her ear, and gently pressed a kiss to her forehead \u201cL really didn\u2019t expect her to\u2026\u201d Khloe had been alittle worried yesterday.<\/p>\n

Still, she had clung to a sliver of hope, believing Lauren would not collapse because of her. Her grudges with the Fox family were already over. No matter how infuriating Trey\u2019s grandmother had been, Khloe had never wished for her death. She could not quite describe how she felt now. Upon hearing the news, she could not help but blame herself. \u2014- In truth, Trey\u2019s grandmother-like the rest of the Fox family-was not someone worthy of her pity. Yet as a woman, Khloe still mourned her misfortune. Lauren had lived her entire life for the Fox family.<\/p>\n

She had been born into a good background and was capable in her own right, yet she had grown accustomed to standing beside Trey\u2019s grandfather, strictly fulfilling the role of a wife\u2026 until, in the end, she became nothing more than a tool of the Fox family, an accessory to the men. Her extreme selfishness had all been for her husband, Arthur, her son, and her grandson, Trey. She had no self left of her own. In the beginning, when Khloe first entered the Fox household, she could sense that the old lady truly appreciated her and wanted to support and protect her.<\/p>\n

That faint kindness might not have been calculation at all, but instinct. Because Khloe was, by nature, different from the other women in the Fox family. And it was precisely because of that difference that their endings were doomed. \u2014- \u201c| know. Khloe, this was just an accident.\u201d Nick\u2019s fingertips brushed lightly over the center of her brow, pressing gently, as if trying to smooth away the unease in her heart. Khloe looked at him, then slowly leaned against his shoulder. Nick did not say much, but as long as she could hear his voice, all the tangled thoughts in her mind seemed to vanish.<\/p>\n

So this was what it felt like-no longer having an empty back. Nick could feel her relax like a small cat, completely letting down her guard and entrusting her softest side to him. He cherished that trust, handling her with care-stroking her head as if soothing a child, while continuing to place gentle kisses on her face After a long while, Nick finally spoke again, his voice low, steady, and tender, as though he were giving her heart a quiet massage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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