
{"id":30111,"date":"2026-02-16T06:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T06:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-498\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T06:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T06:15:31","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-498","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-498\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 498"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 498<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 498 \u2013 Chapter 498 After hearing the description, Ethan abruptly stood up. There were only two women in the company who could have been sent to handle Angela: Charlotte and Winnie. The way the informant described her-\u201ccold aura, almost like an executive\u201d-could only mean Winnie. Without hesitation, Ethan stormed toward Winnie\u2019s workstation. When he found it empty, he immediately headed for the employee lounge. Winnie had taken Angela to change clothes, which meant the dressing room. And since the employee dressing rooms were separated by gender, Ethan headed straight for the women\u2019s area.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, this drew attention. Many of the staff watched him closely, and Winnie\u2019s colleagues quickly followed. Khloe had warned them: Winnie was blunt and easily offended people, so they usually kept an eye on her. Now Ethan had come in full force to find her, and everyone was on edge. \u201cWinnie, what are you doing?\u201d Ethan\u2019s anger was already boiling over. Seeing Winnie standing \u2014- in front of the women\u2019s dressing room, blocking the door, made his expression instantly terrifying. Winnie hadn\u2019t expected him to arrive so fast. She immediately planted herself in front of him.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEthan, this is the women\u2019s dressing room. Are you sure you\u2019re in the right place?\u201d Of course, she was playing dumb. At this point, any delay would help Inside, Angela had heard the commotion. She pounded on the door. \u201cMr. Morrison? Is that you? I\u2019m locked in! Mr. Morrison!\u201d \u201cOpen the door.\u201d Ethan\u2019s voice was cold, his gaze on Winnie sharp enough to make her shrink back. This was unbelievable-one Charlotte, one Winnie-two insane women in a row. In all his years at Morrison Group, he had never encountered anything this ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>Clarice had been right: ever since Khloe joined the company, the atmosphere at Morrison Group had been off. \u201cI\u2026 | don\u2019t know where the key is.\u201d Winnie\u2019s brow furrowed, and she stepped back a few paces, \u2014- trying to appear hesitant. Ethan looked frightening, and she had no authority to keep Angela locked in the dressing room. If accountability came, even Khloe wouldn\u2019t be able to protect her. Her only option was to stall. She had promised to buy time until Michael arrived, and that meant she had to hold out. Ethan didn\u2019t waste words. He grabbed her wrist and forced her palm open.<\/p>\n<p>There was no key. Winnie glared at him and tried to shake free. \u201cDon\u2019t touch me!\u201d \u201cKey,\u201d Ethan growled through gritted teeth. She stayed silent. Just then, an assistant rushed over with the spare key. Ethan signaled him to unlock the door, but Winnie again stepped forward. \u201cDo you even know what kind of person Angela is? She\u2019s no good! I\u2019m just protecting the company!\u201d By now, a crowd had gathered outside the dressing room. Ethan\u2019s expression darkened further. He nodded, and the bodyguards who had rushed over immediately pulled Winnie aside. \u2014- Struggling was useless.<\/p>\n<p>She could only watch helplessly as the dressing room door opened. Angela had been trapped inside for nearly an hour. Her hair was a mess, her cheeks flushed, and her breathing uneven. \u201cMr. Morrison! It\u2019s this woman! She tricked me here and locked me in!\u201d She had pieced together the situation. Winnie had clearly come to sabotage her signing \u201cSorry to startle you. She\u2019s Winnie Olson, the daughter of the Olson family, interning at our company. She\u2019s quite headstrong, but I\u2019ll deal with this seriously. Winnie, come over and apologize to Angela.\u201d Ethan\u2019s voice was calm and emotionless.<\/p>\n<p>He handed Angela a handkerchief, gesturing for her to wipe the sweat from her forehead and remain composed.<\/p>\n<p>Please support our website by sharing this novel\u2019s link on your social platforms \u2014 Reddit, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram. Your support helps us continue bringing you more amazing stories. 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