The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

I sincerely admired Soren. I just wanted his life to keep improving, I didn’t want anyone or anything to stain it- including myself

That was why I needed this ambiguity. As long as I could tell myself we were “just friends,” I could live with it

Soren and Soleil had already started eating,

“So, how’s the family issue?” Soren asked

“It’s all settled. My deadbeat dad was arrested after I presented a mountain of irrefutable evidence. I consulted a lawyer too, so I knew he’d be in jail for years,” I replied.

If the IRS decided to punish him severely for his tax evasion, he’d be in debt for the rest of his life. There was no coming back from that.

“Your mental fortitude is astounding,” Soren said. “Your own father was plotting against you, yet instead of throwing a tantrum, you calmly countered and destroyed him in such a short amount of time.”

“There was no point in throwing tantrums. He divorced my mom when I was a kid–that was when I first saw him for who he really was,” I replied. “I spent years plotting our revenge. If he hadn’t fired the first shot, I wouldn’t have had the opening ”

approval or surprise, I

like war,” he

sound vindictive? Machiavellian? Cold and manipulative? I know he’s my dad. And, well, I did strike right after my own

not a crime!” Soleil interjected. “Being a good person doesn’t mean being a

first. It was always a reaction. They treated you like a pariah and plotted against you,” Soren

relaxed a little and

this country and its people. The way I see

Soleil raised her glass. “A toast to our heroine!”

people are masters of emotional appeal,” I quipped. “Thanks.”

and added, “Women already have it hard in many societies worldwide. We face more systemic hurdles and discrimination, and often, our family is supposed to be the one safe haven

did your family do for you? Nothing. They didn’t just fail

and determination, you would’ve been done for

burned. I almost cried. She had spoken

have my grandmother and maternal aunt,” I said.