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.”

low. Soleil might

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

chit–chat. Right now, I don’t exist…” she muttered,

knew it! She

had broken the ice.

seized the opportunity to start a new topic. “Do you

turned to look

at different angles in seconds. The shifting shadows, the flickering

“Do

role. After the lecturer added me to the

chooses the

the park for

ten different outfits in exchange for not having to perform

a critically acclaimed fashion designer specializing in bespoke clothing. This was

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

I can’t. I

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