The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 107

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I looked closely and noticed a small, almost imperceptible scar running across his right forehead.

“After hearing about our mysterious heroine, I asked the townsfolk who it might be. By the time I identified you and found your house, your grandmother had already taken you back to the city. I was too late,” Soren revealed.

I was stunned. Our history went back that far? What could even say to that?

If we had missed each other then, though…

“What about the second time?” I asked.

“It was summer the following year. I was swimming in the river with two friends. I’m a strong swimmer, but I had terrible luck that day. Not long after entering the water, my legs cramped. Soon, the current started pulling me downstream.

they couldn’t

widened. I

my way to buy ice cream. I saw someone struggling in the water and called for help, but no one

a small branch, and tried to help, but it was too light and drifted away. Then you grabbed a larger log and threw it to

was about to snap. So, I clung to the log. Thankfully, my friends and the adults arrived just in

more vivid childhood memories. Afterward, several men in uniforms came

was a timid child, and their military gear intimidated me. I hid in my

us. I noticed you peeking through the crack in the door… and I even smiled at

“Seriously?” I exclaimed.

didn’t remember

time someone had ever ignored me,” Soren said with

save you, did I? Your friends did. They brought