The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 23

“Mm–hmm.” I nodded, avoiding his gaze.

Cherry seemed to notice. She stared at me with a curious, almost suspicious expression.

I switched to a longer tape and requested, “Please lift your arms and level them, Mr. Kenway.”

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As he complied, I circled behind him and realized he was nearly 6’3” tall. I was lucky to be 5’8” myself. Otherwise, I would have needed a stool just to measure him.

1 finished measuring his upper body quickly, but when it came time to measure his waist and hips, I felt a bit

unsure.

Should I measure from the front or the back?

What was even more striking was that every woman in the room had stopped talking and was now staring at us.

1 suddenly felt very nervous. The tips of my ears were burning–maybe even turning pink.

Soren noticed my hesitation and asked, “What’s the matter Miss Jones?”

tall!” I blurted

“Should I crouch?”

no need,” I replied hastily.

to measure him from the front. To do so, I had to wrap the tape around

had never been this close to any man except Edward.

was never the one taking their measurements–that was always done

as I “hugged” him. The warmth of his breath brushed across my ear.

spiked with something. The scent of

just like

I felt like I was embracing a ball of flames. My body was heating

my job wasn’t finished yet. I still needed to measure his

front felt far too intimate. I couldn’t

mind was already in chaos. The tape slipped from

grabbed something,

the tape.

what had happened the moment Soren stiffened.

never made such an elementary—and utterly ridiculous–mistake in my

Chapter 23

of her work as an excuse?! A shameless

my measurement attempt, quickly stepped

“I’m sorry!”

still stunned, approached