The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 109

It was precisely because Soren was such a promising, exceptionally brilliant young man that he had been allowed to become the leader of a weapons manufacturing company

Silence fell over us, filled with unspoken thoughts.

I leaned against the railing, gazing into the night, as memories resurfaced in my mind.

Regret washed over me.

If we hadn’t missed each other back then, at university… would things have been different now?

No. Maybe not. I had been too blinded by love to truly see Edward for who he was. I didn’t even know why I loved him so much.

I discovered his illness when we first started dating. Any other girl with a clear sense of logic would have broken up with him right then.

like that–I was

blood types were the same, I thought it must be fate. Everything seemed to tell me that we were meant to fight his illness together–a team, a couple, capable of weathering any storm.

nobler. It made my love for him feel

was how I started donating blood to him regularly. How I began sacrificing

thinking about?” Soren

the railing, mirroring my

no way I would admit to regretting my relationship with Edward in front of him, so I replied, “I was just thinking… There’s no way I would have imagined the person I saved from drowning was a guy. You must’ve been about 11

delicate side? That didn’t stop me

to his troop. He wanted to instill some discipline in me, and

his impressive stature. “Your grandfather’s mission was accomplished!”

so. I grew larger and taller around that time. Mom always said I looked

am glad you were a scrawny kid back then.

early growth spurt had limited my later growth, so In the end, I stopped at about 5’7“.

were older than me because of, uh, the size difference. It wasn’t until I saw you at the

“Were