Billionaire's match novel

---- Chapter 808 "Oh, he handed over a set of documents..." The assistant spoke while bending over the desk, already piled high with stacks of files, and began searching through them. Those people always used the same kind of pitch when they came. He hadn't paid much attention. Most likely, they had just uncovered another useless lead. But before the assistant could locate the file, urgent knocking sounded from outside Barney's office. Barney went to open the door. Several bodyguards stood there, their expressions strained with panic, "Mr. Lemont, something's wrong.

Miss Thompson has had an incident!" Solara Energy had been under intense public scrutiny lately. It couldn't afford even the slightest mishap. Even if Barney wanted to distance himself from Angela to cool things down, now wasn't the time. He had already promised the board that Angela would not cause any further public controversy. So he had ordered her phone confiscated and instructed the bodyguards to keep a discreet ---- watch on her. Until the bidding process was completely over, she was not to leave the hotel.

What he hadn't expected was that Angela would swallow half a bottle of sleeping pills. Fortunately, hotel staff discovered her in time and rushed her to the hospital. By the time Barney arrived, she was already in the middle of emergency treatment. When the doctor came out, he assumed Barney was a family member and asked to speak with him. Barney had intended to deny any connection between them, but considering it was inconvenient to contact Angela's family at that moment, he said nothing.

The doctor informed him that Angela was no longer in critical danger, but her body was extremely weak and her emotional state deeply fragile. He urged Barney to focus on comforting her and to accommodate her needs as much as possible. When Bamey returned from the doctor's office to the hospital room, Angela had already regained consciousness. A nurse was sitting by her bedside, softly asking about her condition. ---- Barney instructed his assistant and the others to step outside.

Seeing him enter, Angela's expression grew even more desolate The nurse took the hint and quietly left, closing the door behind her. The room fell into silence. Angela parted her lips slightly, her gaze flickering over Barney's face as though she dared not look at him directly. He didn't speak right away. Instead, he poured her a glass of water and handed it to her before sitting down on the chair beside the bed. Holding the cup in both hands, Angela lowered her head and bit her lip. "I'm sorry...

I've caused you trouble again." "Why would you do something so foolish?" Barney finally spoke, his voice low and steady, as gentle as ever. She didn't dare meet his eyes, while he watched her pale face without blinking The moment he heard the news, shock had struck him first-but there had been a pang of concern as well. In his mind, Angela was a woman with clear goals. She wouldn't give up on life so easily. She had faced setbacks before and ---- always recovered quickly. This time... was it because of him? "think...

t would be better if | weren't here." Angela stared down at the glass as she spoke, her voice slow and muffled. "If | died, Khloe would go from being the victor to the perpetrator. Solara Energy wouldn't be dragged down because of me... and you wouldn't have to carry such heavy pressure for my sake." Barney frowned. "Nothing is more important than a person's life. If you died, do you think | would feel any relief?" "know... you're already disappointed in me." Angela let out a soft, self-mocking laugh "| don't expect you to accept me. | only want to express my feelings.

'm grateful for everything you've done for me during this time. | even thought about starting over... but perhaps life doesn't allow do-overs. Someone like me-if | died, no one would truly grieve." "Angela."