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 out.

“Should I crouch?”

there’s no need,” I replied hastily.

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

been this close to any man

but I was never the one taking their

as I “hugged” him. The warmth

began to race irregularly, as though it had been spiked with something. The scent of pine forest and musk washed

smelled just like his

heart was pounding faster. I felt like I was embracing a ball

I still needed to measure his

doing this from the front felt far too intimate. I couldn’t handle it anymore, so I decided to measure

in chaos. The tape slipped from my hand, and I tried to catch it in midair.

something, all

wasn’t the tape.

what had happened the moment

made such an elementary—and utterly ridiculous–mistake in

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work as

attempt, quickly stepped away

gasped. “I’m

stunned, approached to check on