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.

I can explain! I… I was so mad at Edward that I made things up on the spot that evening!” I

oh why, did I

I already figured out why you said it. But Ritchie had no clue, so he immediately called

me that ‘this woman‘ claimed I was really good in bed.

Kill me now! Just let me melt into

his cheeks tinged with pink. “And he said ‘the woman ‘told him herself. I couldn’t believe it! But

caught a hint of

I didn’t…

to the bottom of the ocean, but I also owed him an explanation–I couldn’t vanish just

day was my birthday, remember? I celebrated it at my grandmother’s place, and Edward showed up.

heading to my car, he came out and started harassing

place all night, right?

a long time that day, he jumped

my face aflame. “Nothing happened between us, of course, but he wouldn’t stop

up even more stuff to crush his hopes of reconciliation. I just wanted him to

my head, trying to gather my thoughts. “Then, as I got into my

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