The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 70

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Soren rejected my proposal. “Nah, it’s fine. It’s hardly urgent. We can schedule another time when you’re free.”

“I don’t think I’ll be free anytime soon. If my sister passes away, I’ll have a lot to handle. I’d rather not delay your commission, so I’d like my assistant to speak with you,” I said as sincerely and politely as I could.

He wasn’t foolish. He immediately sensed something was off. “Taylor, why does it sound like you’re distancing yourself? Have I, or my family, done something wrong?”

He was as candid as ever, never one to mince words.

My tongue faltered. I couldn’t come up with an excuse anymore.

Soren added patiently, “Please let us know if we’ve offended you in any way. It’s alright.”

“N–No! Quite the opposite. You… You’ve been so unimaginably considerate and kind to me that it’s almost…”

‘Almost feels like a trap!‘ I finished in my mind.

I didn’t dare say it aloud for fear of offending them.

He chuckled. “Have we been so friendly that you suspect an ulterior motive?”

clever–or maybe he

had to deny it.

me. It’s just… I’ve got a lot of personal matters to attend to lately.

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the truth, though.

motive, my interactions with Soren had gone beyond the typical relationship between a client and a tailor, or between

to stop before I

was quiet for a moment before he finally muttered, see. You genuinely want to distance

Mr.

assistant

before I could

and watched the screen as his

to wallow in the complicated

cared for me, or

my instincts?

lost something precious. The

existed in a few suggestive moments, and yet it already

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