The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

“Oh yeah? Maybe you should congratulate me on my rebirth. I’m no longer the kind of idiotic doormat everyone could walk over,” 1 retorted.

Everything I’d gone through in the past few weeks felt like cleansing fire. I was reborn from it, like a phoenix.

1 should be proud that I survived it, and now my life and career were at new heights.

Had I been even a little weaker or more naïve, I would have been burned to ashes. I wouldn’t be standing here, listening to him react with shock at my transformation.

The Kennedys watched me in stunned silence.

I sighed, tucking the form back into my bag. “Get well soon I’ll be waiting.”

I turned to leave and opened the door.

“Taylor, I’ll help Mr. Jones out of this,” Edward declared.

“Are you nuts?!” I spun around, perplexed. “What good will that do?!”

“I’ll be able to help you,” he claimed.

“What?!”

I don’t want you to regret it. I’ll clean up the mess you’ve made.

strange display of twisted logic.

to this absurd justification. “Are you… hoping he will donate his blood for you?! Mr. Kennedy, he’s an old man with

I could tell I’d pissed him off. “Fine. I’m not ashamed of my choice.”

had known you’d keep stabbing me in the back after everything I’ve done to save you, I would’ve just left

dare you?!” Sally finally roared.

slammed the door open and shut as I left.

Sally shouting behind me, “Divorce her right now, Ed! Why do you want

chuckled. I hoped Edward was a mama’s

examined the papers, feeling

and sacrificed so much, yet this was where we ended

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but before I

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invitation? It’s the centennial celebration! They’ve invited

been with me throughout the National Academy, from high school

you?” I asked,

did, too. Your final–year project is still proudly displayed in their cabinet,