Chapter 1122
He hurried to the bedside. Outside the window, on the street opposite, a row of luxury cars was parked. Beside them stood several men who looked like bodyguards, their attention flickering toward the window from time to time.
It was obvious they were Khloe’s people.
But today, they had clearly agreed to meet alone. If Khloe brought anyone else, their deal would be off.
Trey had assumed Khloe would do anything for Nick-that she would be completely at his mercy.
Was it possible…
A realization struck him.
Khloe hadn’t come alone as a desperate gamble for Nick. She was… playing along with his act?
He had deliberately lured Nick here, intending to force a complete rupture between them.
Yet, Khloe’s people had been stationed outside the entire time. She could have stopped Nick the moment he arrived.
So that meant…
Nick’s appearance tonight wasn’t his plan alone.
Everything had already been anticipated by Khloe.
No more precisely, Khloe was using his hand to push Nick to give up and walk away from her for good.
“Trey, if you don’t hand over T7 today, tell me–will your family suffer more, or will you die faster?” Khloe’s voice turned icy again when she saw his expression falter.
Trey was completely stunned. “Khloe… since you already knew what I was planning today, then why did you still-
Khloe didn’t answer. She only smiled faintly, almost leisurely.
“Do you really want to break up with Nick?”
Trey’s heart tightened. Even without her saying it, the answer was obvious.
He had thought Khloe’s divorce was only a delaying tactic. He hadn’t expected her to be this ruthless.
“You wanted T7 for Nick, didn’t you? You even negotiated the terms with me. So why-”
“Nick is different from you,” Khloe interrupted calmly. “He’s sincere with me. I just don’t want him to spiral into something irreversible, so I decided I’d make him give up completely.
“But Trey, you should understand me. Once I decide to abandon a relationship, I never look back. So from the moment I chose to save Nick, he was never going to be someone who walked the same path as me. Do you still think you hold the advantage?”
Only then did disbelief surface on Trey’s face. His body swayed slightly, and Khloe saw it-the collapse, the panic, the loss of control.
During this entire period, she had woven lies so seamlessly that even she was nearly convinced by them. Tricking
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Trey had been even easier.
Before, he had been certain Khloe could be restrained through Nick, and so he had manipulated her without restraint.
But without Nick as leverage, everything had reversed.
From this moment on, he had no bargaining chip left against her.
His family was in her hands-and even he himself…
Suddenly, Trey understood completely.
Khloe was insane. And she would stop at nothing to win.
All this time, she had pretended to be under his control, appearing to be focused entirely on T7. In reality, she had been lowering his guard, buying time-so she could eliminate him completely.
“Since everything is clear now, I’ll give you one more reminder.” Khloe’s tone remained unhurried. “Your father’s medical care in the sanatorium is expensive, isn’t it? You may have a backer now, but money you don’t earn yourself never sits well in your hands. Stolen comfort is always uneasy. How about I help you handle that too? After all, your father’s condition isn’t exactly stable…”
“Don’t you dare!” Trey snapped.
“Still thinking about mutual destruction?” Khloe’s smile faded into something cold. “Unfortunately for you, if I want it to happen, your entire family will disappear by tomorrow-every last one of you.”
Trey’s jaw tightened. “Khloe, do you really think you’re untouchable?”
He was still forcing himself to hold on.
No. He still had Ariana.
Ariana had promised to take care of his family. Everything had already been arranged.
And Yustonia… was not Khloe’s territory.
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