Billionaire's Match (Khloe and Nick Hunt) novel Chapter 1014

Ariana looked up at Trey.

"What are you smiling at?"

Trey took a slow sip of wine.

"You don't see it?" he asked.

Ariana said nothing, still watching the screen.

Trey set down his glass and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.

"That girl, Winnie," he said lightly, "doesn't have the brains for this."

Ariana frowned.

"You mean…"

"Khloe." Trey cut her off. "This is her work."

Ariana paused—then smiled as well.

"Isn't she in Swinterland with Nick?"

"So what if she's in Swinterland?" Trey turned back. "That doesn't stop her from meddling."

Ariana fell silent.

Trey studied her, a faint light flickering in his eyes.

"Think about it," he said. "The rhythm of the public opinion shift, the timing of the evidence release, the foundation's reaction speed—every step hits perfectly. That's not something Winnie could pull off."

Ariana nodded.

"So what now?"

Trey's lips curved slightly.

"So," he said, "the more Khloe does this, the happier I am."

Ariana looked at him.

"Why?"

He didn't answer. Instead, he turned back to the window, gazing at the night outside.

"The more she stirs things up," he said, "the less attention she can pay to the Hunt Group."

Ariana understood immediately.

"You're going to add fuel to the fire?"

Trey let out a low laugh.

"Not yet," he said. "Let the Olson family fire burn first. When it gets big enough, we'll add more wood."

…

The next morning

The trending topic had held the top spot all night.

Over at Olson Toys' PR department, the phones hadn't stopped ringing since midnight. They tried everything—take down requests, deleting comments, issuing official statements. Nothing worked.

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