Billionaire's Match (Khloe and Nick Hunt) novel Chapter 869

Chapter 869

When Angela noticed that the coldness in Barney’s gaze had finally softened, her breathing gradually steadied after the storm of anger.

Tears slid from the corners of her eyes, streaking down her pale face, leaving behind nothing but helplessness and pitiful vulnerability.

“A sister you’ve never even known-does she really matter that much to you?”

Barney neither confirmed nor denied it. He said nothing.

“So just to please Khloe, you’re going to throw me away like garbage and send me overseas to fend for myself?” Her voice trembled. “You might as well kill me. Maybe that would make Khloe happier.”

Barney was rendered speechless by her words.

After a long pause, he finally spoke. “As long as you stay away from Khloe from now on-don’t provoke her, don’t show up-she won’t do anything to you.”

“You’re wrong.” Angela stared straight into his eyes. “Even you know it-you can’t have Khloe as your sister and still be with me… Do you really think Khloe would forgive you?”

“Whether she forgives me or not, I’m still her brother.”

Barney avoided her gaze. Her words had struck too close to the truth, hitting the very core of his fears.

“Please…”

Seizing the moment of his hesitation, Angela suddenly stood and threw her arms around him.

“Please don’t send me away. I just want to stay by your side. I just want a chance to start over with the person I love.”

Barney froze. For a fleeting second, as if possessed, he almost lifted his arms to hold her back.

But at the last moment, reason returned.

He pushed her away and used the intercom to call in his assistant and bodyguards.

“Escort Angela back to rest.”

Her eyes were still red, tears lingering, but after all the commotion, she no longer resisted.

Barney looked at her, a trace of pity stirring in his heart. “You can name your terms. As long as they’re reasonable, I’ll try to meet them.”

Angela stood there, staring at his cold, distant expression. Her nails dug deep into her paims, the sharp pain nothing compared to the agony in her chest

The tears had long since dried. What remained in her eyes was a chilling, bone-deep hatred.

Since they could be so heartless, she no longer needed to hold back.

“Fine. I’ll go.”

She turned, her voice icy. “Barney… don’t regret this.”

Barney watched her, his throat tightening, his heart weighed down with unease.

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The next morning, Khloe was at the hospital for her first prenatal checkup, accompanied by Nick.

Nick held her hand tightly. As he stared at the ultrasound screen, his expression wasn’t just excitement, there was an unmistakable hint of nervousness.

“Do you see it?” the doctor pointed to the screen. “This is the gestational sac. It’s in a good position.”

On the monitor, a tiny, round shadow appeared.

“For now, it’s an early intrauterine pregnancy. It’s still very small, but everything looks normal.”

Nick seemed to stop breathing for a moment, a smile slowly spreading in his eyes. He turned to Khloe. She smiled back at him, then tilted her head to look at the screen again.

That faint little shape… That was the life growing inside her. Their child.

A strange, overwhelming emotion surged through her-something between unfamiliarity and awe-so powerful it almost made her cry.

“The fetal heartbeat isn’t detectable yet,” the doctor continued. “It should be clear in another week or two. Based on the size of the sac, you’re about five weeks along. You’ll need regular checkups to monitor development.”

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