
{"id":30137,"date":"2026-02-16T06:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T06:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-523\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T06:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T06:16:17","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-523","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-523\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 523"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 523<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 523 \u2013 Chapter 523 In Michael\u2019s eyes, Winnie\u2019s cheeks were faintly flushed. She seemed flustered, unable to utter a single word for a long while. Sunlight gradually filtered into the room, just catching the two of them in a warm glow. But Michael leaned closer, bending slightly forward and blocking half the light in front of her. He stood like clear moonlight-no longer the figure Winnie had always seen as belonging only to daylight, untouched by shadows. Winnie drew in a breath, her lashes fluttering as she frowned slightly. \u201cMichael\u2026\u201d \u201cFake marriages mean lying and deceiving people.<\/p>\n<p>| don\u2019t like that. If we really get married, your problem can be solved. So let\u2019s get married.\u201d Michael\u2019s fingers brushed lightly across the corner of Winnie\u2019s mouth. The bruise from last night had faded a great deal. Only a faint trace remained, but it was still visible in the light. \u201cAhem\u2026 do you even know what you\u2019re saying? Michael, don\u2019t tell me you still\u2026\u201d \u2014- Her voice caught in her throat. Emotions tangled in her chest, and for a moment she could not read what he truly meant. Was he helping her? Or was it because he\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michael smiled faintly, his fingers slowly sliding down from her cheek. \u201cDon\u2019t misunderstand. I\u2019m not trying to take advantage of you, and I\u2019m not talking about growing old together. \u201cIt just so happens that | don\u2019t have anyone | like right now, and my dad is eager for me to settle down. Since, for the moment, neither of us can find a suitable person, why not take care of each other first?\u201d After saying this, Michael deliberately turned away as if at ease, but his smile vanished at once. Inside, bitterness spread through him.<\/p>\n<p>When he heard Winnie say she wanted to marry someone else, he felt his composure slipping away. If he hadn\u2019t been so good at regulating his emotions, he would have turned dark-faced and questioned her on the spot. After all these years of feelings, if she had even the slightest conscience, she would have asked him once-just once- \u2014- instead of not giving him even half a chance. Michael had thought that whatever he felt for Winnie was long past. No matter how much he protected her or thought about her, surely he wouldn\u2019t need to rekindle anything with her.<\/p>\n<p>But what she said today caught him completely off guard. He almost made the decision without thinking. He didn\u2019t even know what he was doing. It was as if he were acting out of spite. If Winnie insisted on going around him, then he refused to let her pass him by. Even if it was just playacting. If she was going to marry, it had to be him. After hearing Michael out, Winnie felt a little embarrassed. She really had been overthinking things. He had made himself so clear. If she twisted it any further, it would be questioning his character.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, after confirming that his intention was merely to help her, a nameless disappointment rose in her heart. She said at once, \u201cYour dad wants you to get married, but not necessarily to me. This only benefits me-it\u2019s not fair to you.\u201d \u201cMy focus right now is entirely on work. | don\u2019t want blind dates or alliances. If | help you avoid that trouble, how is that not a \u2014- benefit to me? As for my dad, I\u2019ll handle him.\u201d \u201cMichael, you don\u2019t have to do this. \u201cThis is my decision. You don\u2019t need to persuade me. Of course, | respect your choice. I\u2019ll give you two days to think it over.<\/p>\n<p>If you agree, then two days from now, eight o\u2019clock in the morning, we\u2019ll meet at the courthouse.\u201d Michael ended the conversation calmly. Rationally, he sounded as though he were discussing a business deal. But to Winnie, there was still an inescapable sense of charity in it. He told her to think it over, and she did not refuse him on the spot. After Winnie returned to Morrison Group office, she received a call from Khloe that afternoon. Michael took her matter seriously. The moment he went back, he told Khloe about it.<\/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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