The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 157

Chapter 157

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I was pretty sure Soleil wasn’t asleep. She had to be quietly listening in, waiting for tea…

Silence enveloped Soren and me, thick with awkwardness. The air felt stifling, and I grew uncomfortably hot.

Was it nervousness, or was the wine finally catching up with me? I tried to suffer through it quietly, but my back was beginning to sweat.

“Um, is the AC working? I’m feeling a little stuffy…”

Soren’s driver was a young man with tanned skin and a muscular build. He looked like a soldier doubling as Soren’s bodyguard.

He glanced at me through the rearview mirror, obviously stunned. “It’s 22°C, Miss Jones.”

Shit. That was supposed to be the optimum temperature!

Before I could respond, Soren added, “Turn the temperature down a little, please.”

“Alright.”

too low. Soleil might feel

slightly in her direction and smirked faintly. “Your acting’s not too

now, I don’t exist…” she muttered, her eyes

She was

this brief exchange had broken the ice.

start a new topic. “Do you have

turned to look at me.

different angles in seconds. The shifting shadows, the flickering lights–he looked like a mesmerizing piece of animated

“Do

think much of my role. After the lecturer added me to the Instagram group chat,

right? Ours is a fashion show, obviously. The academy chooses the

for

gladly offer ten different outfits in exchange for not having to perform

was a critically acclaimed fashion designer specializing in bespoke

“I wouldn’t put modeling behind you, given your looks.”

my head. “No, no. I know I can’t. I look pretty…

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