The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 97

“No! That’s not it!” I exclaimed, waving my hands wildly before marching forward.

I turned around only to shoot Soren a series of pointed looks.

Please, God, let Richard not be the one driving that car that evening!

Soren hesitated for a moment before finally asking, “You’ve seen Ritchie lately, haven’t you?”

I wanted to disappear right then and there.

Know what? Let’s just get straight to the point. “D–Did Mr. Rockefeller tell you anything?”

Soren pressed his lips into a thin line, a look of awkwardness flickering across his face. “You mean… uh, you telling Edward we’ve had sex–many times–that night?”

I felt the ground tilt beneath me and nearly toppled over.

Soren grabbed my arm just in time to steady me.

immediately pulled my hand away as soon as I found my footing. “Okay, okay! I can explain! I… I was so mad at Edward that I made things up on the spot that evening!” I babbled. “‘ I didn’t know your friend would be there! I didn’t expect him to overhear!”

oh why, did I say

I already figured out why you said it. But

told me that ‘this woman‘ claimed I was really

Just let me

asked him where he got that nonsense from,” Soren said, his cheeks tinged with pink. “And he said ‘the woman ‘told him herself. I couldn’t believe it! But now… I guess he wasn’t

hint of

Mr. Kenway! I didn’t… I wasn’t

ocean, but I also owed him an explanation–I

showed up. I kicked him out, but

heading to my car, he came out and started harassing me.

know how he stalked my place all night,

a long time that day, he jumped to the conclusion that we

face aflame. “Nothing happened between

stuff to crush his hopes of reconciliation. I

as I got into

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