The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 30

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“I can stay anywhere I want. It’s easy when you’re alone. Besides, I hate that house. Staying in it disgusts me,” 1 said pointedly, exaggerating how much I hated it.

The truth, however, was the complete opposite.

Everything in that house was by my design. I loved every inch of it, but nothing was more important to me than reclaiming my mother’s keepsake.

“Fine. How much do you need?”

“One million,” I claimed.

Frankly, both the furniture and the interiors should have undergone depreciation, meaning the price should have been lower.

However, I wasn’t about to play fair with this jackass–he was the one who had betrayed me first!

“I’ll give you 2,000,000 dollars,” he said, unexpectedly generous. “We’ll handle the transfer of ownership tomorrow, but you don’t have to move out right away. You can stay as long as you like.”

“I just want 1,000,000. Nothing more than that. And I’ll definitely move out as soon as possible.”

I was uncomfortable accepting his money.

What if he used me as a source of blood if his disease flared up again? It felt as though the extra million was his way of buying me as his blood bank.

seemed pained by my rejection. “Tay, come on! We genuinely loved each other, didn’t we? Why are you-

you tomorrow,” I said, hanging up to cut short his one–man drama.

had about 1,500,000 dollars, I could probably use my company to secure a loan of 2,000,000 dollars or less from the bank.

knew my calculations were off.

had attended a charity auction with Edward a few years ago. Bidders acted as though they had too much money and wanted to get rid of it. They wanted to look good, so the prices of items often skyrocketed, with some selling for several times their starting

prepare for the bracelet wasn’t 2,000,000 dollars. It was 13,000,000 dollars. Where was I ever going to get

more than 1,500,000 dollars at best. I was still

lost sleep that

next afternoon, Edward

up

at my

up his offer. Instead, I drove myself.

people seeking to transfer legal ownership today, so we waited after getting our

from a stroll with a cup of hot chocolate, handing it to me with a caring smile. “Today’s a bit

Chapter 30:

Warm yourself

don’t like chocolate,” I replied

it. He was trying to

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chocolate,” he said, sitting next

I ignored him.

his phone rang. He glanced at the

later, it

“Hello, what’s wrong?”