Billionaire's match novel

Chapter 224 +25 Bonus Michelle's expression was calm. The faint melancholy in her eyes didn't seem to carry any malice. After saying her piece, she extended her hand toward Khloe. "There's no need to apologize," Khloe replied evenly. "As long as you don't take it to heart. Cooperation is a matter between our companies-we'll all take it seriously." Khloe lightly clasped Michelle's hand, neither cold nor overly warm. Seeing this, Michelle didn't press the conversation further and simply watched Khloe walk away. But Khloe hadn't gone far when a figure suddenly burst out of the darkness.

A cold flash of steel sliced through the night, lunging straight at her- "Watch out!" Michelle shouted sharply and rushed forward, throwing her arms around Khloe and dragging her aside. It all happened too fast. Khloe hadn't even had time to react before Michelle was already calling for help at the top of her lungs. The attacker was a middle-aged man. When his blade missed, he immediately turned and charged again. Khloe shoved Michelle away at once. She had learned some self-defense in school. Though she hadn't practiced in years, muscle memory kicked in.

She dodged nimbly and even managed a couple of moves, trying to restrain him. "Miss Roswell!" Out of the corner of her eye, Michelle saw bodyguards rushing over from a short distance away. She had already been pushed aside, yet she rushed back again, throwing herself between Khloe and the man with the knife just as Khloe was about to pin him down. "Michelle!" Khloe never expected her to intervene again. The attacker slashed backhandedly, slicing straight across Michelle's wrist. At the same moment, the bodyguards seized the man and knocked the dagger from his hand.

Clutching her arm, Michelle doubled over in pain. Her face went deathly pale in an instant, cold sweat breaking out across her forehead as her body went limp. Khloe immediately pulled a handkerchief from her bag and pressed it to the wound, but the cut was badly placed -it had hit an artery. The blood poured out, impossible to stop. "Khloe, are you... are you okay?" Charlotte ran over in a panic. Seeing blood on Khloe, she thought something had happened to her. Khloe didn't have time to explain. She and Charlotte quickly helped Michelle into the car and rushed her to the nearest hospital.

1/2 Chapter 224 +25 Bonus After they left, Ethan finally stepped out from a corner of the restaurant into the glow of the streetlights. The Keller family members had already gone. Once the bodyguards subdued the attacker, they called the police and waited for them to arrive. Ethan glanced at the man pinned to the ground by several guards, casually asked a question, then lit a cigarette nearby. Watching the man's ashen face from the corner of his eye, he walked over and stuffed the last bit of his cigarette into the man's mouth.

"Intentional assault-and on someone from the Keller family, no less. When you get out, try to be a better person." With that, Ethan got into his car and drove off. At the hospital, outside the operating room. Charlotte stayed with Khloe the entire time, waiting outside. Seeing how silent Khloe was, she swallowed back what she had wanted to say. "Michelle will be fine," Charlotte said softly, trying to comfort her. "You don't need to worry too much, Khloe." What Charlotte didn't know was that Khloe wasn't thinking about Michelle at all.

Her thoughts were fixed on the man who had suddenly appeared. He looked familiar. It took her the entire drive before she finally remembered who he was. Comments Support +2 Cedella Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes. Cedella's storytelling style is immersive and addictive-perfect for fans of heated romances and heart-pounding twists.