The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

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Chapter 27

Chapter 27

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It was clear that Cameron had been stewing in her rage for a long time, and I had called just when she needed someone to lash out at

“I called Edward, not her. She was the one nosy enough to pick it up!” I protested. “If this is some sort of test from God, ma’am, you’ve been falling Him for an eternity. No wonder your daughter’s never gotten any better!” “Fuck you, Taylor!” Cameron shrieked, her voice cracking at one point. “You better pray you never fall sick!”

I was done with this argument, so I returned to the point. “didn’t even mean to talk to her. Edward left his phone in her room-”

“He’s your brother–in–law now! How could you even think of calling him after he married your sister?! Why couldn’t you just send a messenger?

“I bet you’re just trying to win him back with your disgusting, slutty schemes! Maddie was smart enough to figure that out!” Cameron roared.

I was trying to explain things for her benefit, and this was the response I got?! My words twisted into some fabricated nonsense?!

I had managed to suppress flared back to life. I could feel a headache pounding behind my

be the messenger to your darling son–in–law, woman–I’m standing outside the damn Clerk’s Office right now, and

little Maddie will stay a mistress and

threat worked. Ten

up, Tay. I’m out of town

the Kennedy Corporation was massive, but

did a CEO have to work? He had a team of C–suite executives and managers. Any of them could’ve

seized on my silence, trying again to appeal to my emotions. “Tay, we have real feelings for each other, don’t we? Can’t we just talk about this instead of acting

I wasn’t convinced.

with this bullshit, Edward. We’re never getting back together–this

then said, “Even if we go through with the divorce, we still need to discuss how to div You should wait until I’m back

ur assets.

I can give it to you even. You just have to pay

in under both our names, but I was the one who had

had been supposed to be the place where

both poured our money and hearts into it. Back then, it had

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