Billionaire's Match (by Tangy Candy) novel Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Trey sent the money without a single word.

Khloe let out a soft, derisive laugh.

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She knew his game. This silent, grand gesture was just another calculated move to manipulate her emotions. He wanted her to read into it, to imagine some profound meaning in his “generosity.”

She had asked for shares. He refused, but sending this money gave him an easy way out. Wasn’t he just offering himself a graceful exit?

The moment she softened, the moment a flicker of guilt appeared, Trey would once again become the magnanimous husband, and she would be expected to fall back in line, sacrificing without complaint.

But those cheap tricks, once enough to fool her, no longer held any power.

And her instincts were right. Trey waited all night, certain that once she saw the money, she would be the first to break the silence.

She never did.

On her end, Khloe was far from idle. After dismissing the transfer notifications, she noticed another alert.

It was a reply from Nick, sent twenty minutes earlier. Just one word: [Yes.]

A ripple stirred in her heart.

She typed a response, hesitated, then deleted it. His terse reply was a clear signal he wasn’t in the mood for small talk. Would she be bothering him if she said more?

But since she had initiated the conversation, ignoring his reply seemed equally rude.

After a brief internal debate, she finally sent another message: [I saw your post and thought I’d check in.]

To her surprise, his reply came instantly: [You’re in Celosia?]

She had assumed her message would end the conversation.

She quickly typed again: [I’m here for a charity gala. Will you be attending?]

If he knew where she was, perhaps he’d also received an invitation.

The thought of potentially meeting him in person sent a sudden, unexpected flutter of nervousness through her.

[I’m not. I have a summit tonight. It’s about to go live.]

[Oh… Am I disturbing you? My apologies.]

She sent the message in a rush, then quickly added another before he could respond: [Don’t let me keep you. I should get some rest as well.]

Better to end the conversation gracefully before she became a nuisance.

This time, Nick didn’t reply.

Yet, his brief words had piqued her curiosity.

Sleep was now the furthest thing from her mind. Instead, Khloe opened her laptop and searched for his name.

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The initial results were sparse–until she remembered what Oscar had said: Nick was a towering figure on the international business stage.

Switching to a global network, she soon found what she was looking for.

An international finance site was covering the Global Business Summit, an event hosted by the world’s leading financial conglomerates. The attendees were a who’s who of industry titans and banking giants.

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