Billionaire's Match (Khloe and Nick Hunt) novel Chapter 730

Ethan hadn't actually assaulted Charlotte—what he wanted was her willing submission.

But Charlotte's disgust for him had reached its limit. She refused to give in, so she slashed her own hand with the knife.

"You're too impulsive! I've told you before, getting entangled with Ethan will only hurt you… that bastard!"

Khloe listened, heart pounding. She couldn't help but feel Charlotte's courage—normally so obedient and careful, yet utterly reckless when it came to action.

"I knew it would hurt me. I never expected to win against him anyway." Charlotte lowered her head.

All she wanted was for Ethan to suffer, to feel pain. But if she didn't get close to him, how could she learn his weaknesses? How could she witness his failures?

To take revenge on someone else, sometimes meant taking revenge on herself. She had long come to terms with that.

"So you… weren't…" Khloe's voice trembled slightly, still shaken.

Charlotte shook her head. "I threatened him. He didn't touch me."

She knew that frightening a paper tiger like Ethan could work. He wouldn't want to escalate matters and get himself implicated, so he would compromise—and she had been right.

In truth, Ethan had already been sidelined by Clarice. He had only heard some news from her circle, learning that Khloe and Nick had been trapped in Naraida. Later, when Charlotte learned from Michael that Khloe was safe, she ignored Ethan.

Now that Khloe had just returned to Goldmont City, Ethan was eager to contact her—probably hoping to extract information about Clarice.

Hearing Charlotte's words, Khloe finally exhaled, relief flooding her chest. She gently touched Charlotte's wound, torn between worry and helplessness.

"Charlotte, don't do anything foolish again. No matter how much you hate someone, your own life and safety are always the most important. Not for your friends, not for me—it's never worth it."

"I do." Charlotte smiled faintly.

…

By evening, Ethan was driving home when his phone rang. Seeing the familiar number, he pressed his lips together. "I thought that after Khloe came back, you'd never contact me again."

"Let's meet—I have something to tell you." Charlotte's voice came through the receiver, crisp and cool, unusually formal.

Ethan didn't think much of it. "Hmm," he said, casually giving the name of a nearby bar.

Clarice had gone missing. Ethan had been unable to reach her for a long time. Even the news of Khloe's sudden return to Goldmont City had come to him through Oscar.

Previously, when he heard that Khloe and Nick had been trapped in Naraida, he assumed Clarice had deliberately blocked information, either to prevent him from leaking anything or because she no longer trusted him, excluding him from all major matters.