Billionaire's Match (by Tangy Candy) novel Chapter 1026

The caller had used a system number.

Khloe seemed to suddenly realize something and quickly rummaged through her bag.

The T7 sample pouch was still there—but when she opened it, the contents were clearly different.

When the attending physician had first given it to her, she had checked it herself. The T7 compound was a deep blue liquid.

Now, it had turned a pale blue. It had been swapped.

A sudden memory flashed through her mind—the man who had bumped into her outside the café.

Back then, nothing in her bag had gone missing. He hadn't even managed to search it.

But he had drawn her attention—and everyone else's.

She had been standing in the middle of a crowd, surrounded on all sides.

If it really was Lacuna, with their reach and precision, swapping the T7 sample in that moment would have been effortless. It must have happened then. The T7 had already been replaced at that time.

And they had come prepared. They clearly knew about T7 in advance. That meant they had been watching her for a long time.

The sample hadn't changed color last night. Only now had it suddenly shifted. It was deliberate—meant to make her discover it at this exact moment.

Lacuna was targeting her. After their previous encounters, they had only become more cunning. She might not be able to deal with them so easily anymore.

Just then, Nick returned.

Seeing her hollow, shaken expression, he immediately sensed something was wrong and walked over at once.

"What happened? What is it?"

She lifted her head, her face completely pale.

Her lips trembled as she took out the switched sample bag and placed it in front of him.

"Lacuna… they swapped it."

At the mention of that name, a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes. But he quickly composed himself. Without saying a word, he pulled her into his arms.

"My life was never in that drug," he cut her off.

She froze.

He looked down at her, his gaze calm and steady.

"My life is here." He took her hand and pressed it against his chest. "It's in your hands."

Her tears fell harder. She grabbed his clothes tightly, as though all her strength had been drained, burying her face against his chest.

She stifled her sobs and gritted out, "But… that was our only chance…"

He only held her, gently stroking her back again and again.

After a long silence, he finally spoke in a soft voice.

"Khloe, let's go back home. Once we're back, I'll make sure I stay with you until the baby is born. As for stealing T7… I will make them pay. No matter how troublesome Lacuna is—if they dare to hurt you, I will never let them off."