Billionaire's Match (by Tangy Candy) novel Chapter 201

Chapter 201

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As they wrapped up their conversation with George, the evening banquet officially began.

Clarice approached together with Oscar. She warmly greeted Khloe and ushered the Hunt family members to the main table.

This was only the second time Khloe had met Clarice, yet the latter’s attitude toward her was noticeably friendlier than before. She addressed her affectionately as “one of our own,” as if she had long accepted Khloe’s identity and was openly standing in for her maternal family.

But the more welcoming Clarice appeared, the more goosebumps rose on Khloe’s skin. She had an unsettling feeling-like walking straight into a carefully prepared trap.

Once the hosts had taken their seats, the rest of the invited guests followed suit. Everyone, however, waited knowingly, as if expecting the hosts to speak first.

The Morrison family banquet had invited many distinguished guests, clearly signaling that an announcement was coming. Some people already knew what it was about-most likely a celebration of the marriage alliance between the Hunt and Morrison families.

Sure enough, Clarice took the microphone, said a few opening words, and then brought up the engagement

between Nick and Khloe.

“Thank you all for coming tonight,” she said with a poised smile. “Besides getting together, we mainly wanted to share some good news with everyone.”

Her gaze shifted toward Nick and Khloe. “Khloe and Nick have officially become engaged.”

As soon as she said those words, applause erupted across the room.

Many eyes moved back and forth between Nick and Khloe, filled with scrutiny, admiration, and calculation.

Not far from the main table, Michelle also turned her head in Nick’s direction, though with so many people in between, she couldn’t see him at all.

She hadn’t wanted to come tonight. The elders of the Keller family had practically dragged her here, insisting she maintain appearances. After all, the Keller family currently had business ties with both the Hunt and Morrison families.

Hearing Clarice’s announcement, Michelle immediately poured herself several more drinks.

“From today onward, the Morrison and Hunt families are one,” Clarice continued. “In the future, we hope our old friends and new partners alike will continue to support and guide us. Now, let’s invite today’s main character, Khloe, to come up and say a few words.”

Clarice directly invited Khloe onto the stage.

Khloe hadn’t prepared anything. But with Clarice’s enthusiastic public invitation, she had no way to refuse.

She had just stepped into the center of the banquet hall and steadied the microphone when, before she could speak, a rough middle-aged male voice cut in sharply.

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“Khloe? Aren’t you Trey’s wife? I remember just last month you and your husband attended a business banquet together. You looked so affectionate that it made everyone envious… So how have you suddenly become the Morrison family’s heiress and are engaged to Nick instead?”

His words landed like a thunderclap out of nowhere.

The entire scene fell into stunned silence, the atmosphere freezing in an instant.

All eyes converged on Khloe, shock written plainly across every face.

Was this true? Had Khloe already been married to another man?

On second thought, it didn’t seem entirely impossible. Everyone knew she was Niel’s illegitimate daughter, only recently acknowledged and brought back into the Morrison family. She was young, but that didn’t mean she had

no past.

But if she had been married, how could she still be engaged to Nick?

The Hunt family was an old, prestigious household. Any woman who married into it had to be impeccable in character, ability, appearance, and family background.

On that point alone, Khloe would already be enough to disgrace the Hunt family… so how could they possibly continue with this alliance?

Oscar and the members of the Hunt family also grew tense.

Arista instinctively tried to stand up and intervene, but George pressed her back down with a firm hand.

He remained calm, clearly wanting to hear what Khloe would say.

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