The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 78

They’d put up banners behind my back. I turned and almet wished a piano would fall on me.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Goddess of Metropolis and Beauty Upon Yell

[I’m 26, but I’m so beautiful I might as well be 16!]

Jean had clearly prepped for this day! Just look at her, giddily filming everything from the very beginning.

When I tried to take off the sash, she called out, “Nuh–uh, Miss! This thing stays on you till the entire night!”

Alex and Lacey–another one of my good friends–grabbed each of my hands, howling with laughter.

“Hey! We shouldn’t be traumatizing our new friend here with this!” I protested.

Soleil waved her hands, laughing as she filmed me too. “El I’m good, Tay–Tay!”

I was stunned. This young woman was more of a party animal than I’d thought!

“See this, Tay? You’ve just lost any right to ever complain about being alone! We all know you’ve been going through some tough times, so I spent a fortune to make ‘The Best Frickin‘ Birthday Party Ever for you! You’re gonna love it!” Jean declared.

proclamation, a teaser for something even

a knock at the

“Oho, here we go,

the door, still filming.

ribbons rained down on us, swirling in the cool

sudden pops while Alex and the others shrieked

men entered

second hung a floral galand around my neck.

set what looked

a guitar, strumming “Happy Birthday,” while the fifth performed a magic trick. He transformed a

the sixth pushed in a trolley carrying a cake of the most

someone at the craziest fiesta My friends weren’t any more

understood the meaning of the “Queen of the Night” sash. These men were here to serve

to my

Kenne–dick! Choose any one of

men–each with his own brand

thought I had a good memory, but I quickly realized I couldn’t keep track of

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