Billionaire's Match (Khloe and Nick Hunt) novel Chapter 867

Chapter 867

Barney’s assistant and the detectives both jumped in shock.

“Mr. Lemont-”

“Out!” Barney snapped sharply.

The assistant dared not speak again and immediately gestured for the detectives to leave the room first.

Silence fell, thick and heavy, like the air itself had been sucked away.

Barney remained alone on the sofa. After a long while, he picked the report back up, eyes fixed rigidly on the printed words.

He had found his sister. And yet… it felt like he had already lost her.

At that moment, Angela arrived at the doorway. Her eyes immediately fell on the assistant and the detectives, who were murmuring among themselves.

“What’s going on? What does Mr. Lemont mean? Didn’t he say he’d pay the remaining fee today?”

“Mr. Lemont isn’t going to owe you this small amount. There must be an issue with your investigation. Do you even know who Khloe Roswell is?”

“Khloe Roswell… who’s that?”

The assistant was speechless. Didn’t these people even follow the news?

Before he could answer, Angela had already approached.

“What are you talking about… Khloe?”

The assistant glanced at her. Recently, the relationship between Barney and Angela had somewhat improved, so he still treated her politely. But on this matter, he dared not say more.

“It’s nothing, Miss Thompson, Mr. Lemont is troubled right now. If you want to see him, perhaps later would be better.”

The detectives opened their mouths to speak, but the assistant silenced them with a sharp look

Angela’s eyes flickered, and she raised the lunch box in her hand.

“I already told Barney we’d eat together.”

Without heeding the assistant, she gently knocked on the door. After a moment, Barney responded, and Angela stepped inside.

The air in the room felt suffocating, heavy with an abnost tangible pressure.

Barney sat on the sofa, elbows on his knees, his head buried deep in his hands.

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Angela had never seen him so utterly broken and dejected.

“Barney?” Her heart sank.

She hurried over, set the lunch down, and immediately noticed the investigation report lying nearby. Hearing the name “Khloe” just outside the door, a cold sense of foreboding pricked her chest.

She quickly flipped through the report. The moment her eyes landed on Khloe’s name, it felt like a knife sliced through her heart.

“Khloe… Khloe is the sister you were looking for… How is this possible? Are you sure they didn’t make a mistake?”

Barney’s attention snapped back fully at the sound of her voice. He raised his head, letting out a bitter, self-mocking laugh.

“Mistake or not, I just need to find Khloe to verify it.”

“Barney…” Angela panicked, dropping to a half-kneeling position in front of him. “Even if Khloe really is your sister… she must hate us right now. I know her personality. If you go to her now, it will probably backfire…”

“She should hate me.” Barney’s voice broke slightly, his eyes closing for a moment. “As her brother, I not only failed to find her in time and protect her… I sided with the person who hurt her. She’s suffered so much because of me.”

Angela’s hand slipped from his leg, trembling.

“Barney… what do you mean by this?” Her eyes glistened with tears. “I’ve already apologized for what happened with Khloe. I never wanted to hurt her… Besides, she was acting for Nick to counter Solara Energy. Even if we hadn’t fought back or competed, she wouldn’t have spared us. This isn’t your fault…