Billionaire's match novel

---- Chapter 677 "Noah shouldn't be in danger... right? If we can't get Ryan's evidence, I'm not sure we can stop Clarice." Khloe's brow furrowed, her fists clenching tighter with every thought. Thinking of Clarice's ruthless, underhanded methods sent a chill down her spine-and sparked a burning anger. At that moment, Arista rushed over, phone held high for them to see. "It's news from Noah!" Noah had sent a voice message with an exact location. He explained that he and Ryan had been pursued, and to protect Ryan, he had drawn the attackers away, separating from him.

The coordinates pinpointed Ryan's current location. Ryan was carrying the surveillance footage. Noah said he might not be able to retrieve him immediately, urging Arista to find someone to go quickly. Noah's coordinates were transferred directly to Nick's phone. But before Nick could give orders to Lenny, a sudden, muffled explosion shook the floor beneath them. "Sir! Something's wrong!" Lenny's panicked voice came from the doorway. Nick opened the door as Lenny dashed in, barely able to catch his breath. ---- "What happened?" Khloe asked immediately. "The hotel lobby...

there are armed men... lots of them... and it seems... they've already killed people..." Lenny's words tumbled out incoherently. He had just returned to report to Nick, but when entering the elevator, he had seen a vehicle crash straight into the hotel entrance. A group of people jumped out, guns in hand, opening fire on everyone in the lobby. Chaos erupted instantly. Lenny's first instinct was to close the elevator doors and get to Nick. At that moment, he had only two. bodyguards with him; the rest were guarding Rick. As they exited the elevator, someone attacked them from the hallway.

The bodyguards shielded Lenny as they ran to Nick and Khloe. It was clear: the attackers' primary target was likely Khloe and Nick. "Go." Before Lenny could finish, Nick had already grabbed Khloe's wrist. But instead of running outside, he pulled her back into the room. He motioned for Lenny to lock the door and barricade it with furniture, then led them and a few others toward the balcony. They were on the twentieth floor. Exiting directly to the outside was impossible, but they could use the balcony to reach another ---- room, bypass the attackers, and then find a way to escape the hotel.

Nick had already scouted the balconies. The one they were on was semi-open and spacious, and the distance to the neighboring room's balcony was only about two meters. By tying themselves with bedsheets and carefully taking turns, it could work. Time was critical-but for Khloe and Arista, climbing between balconies at such a height was no small challenge. Nick glanced at Arista. Her face had gone pale; she had never faced a situation like this. Trying to stay composed was impossible, and her legs trembled. Lenny quickly steadied her. "Mom, things are urgent.

You'll have to endure some discomfort, " Nick said, frowning. Outside, armed men waited. Exiting through the lobby would almost certainly mean injury or death. The danger of staying hidden on the balcony was far lower. Khloe's breathing quickened. "Is this really the only way? But it's so high... if we slip..." Normally, she wouldn't hesitate in a life-or-death situation. But now, there was a child in her womb. "They're one step behind us. They want us dead. They're armed, ---- and if we go out there head-on, there's no way we can survive."