The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 163

“Huh?!” I was so shocked that my face turned completely red from embarrassment.

Did I just make him stop whatever he was doing in the toilet to take my call? Oh my god, what had I done?

I slapped my forehead, trying to shake the image of what he might have been doing out of my mind.

“Did you need me for something?” Soren asked, likely sensing how embarrassed I was,

“Oh! Yes!” I quickly composed myself and put my hand down. “I just wanted to ask for your bank details. I’d like to return 9,500,000 dollars to help pay off some of my debt”

Soren was surprised. “Where did you get that much money?

“I sold all my shares in my father’s company for 8,000,000 dollars, and I have some savings left,” I replied.

“I wasn’t expecting you to gather that much money so quickly, to be honest.”

I giggled. “That company’s a ticking time bomb, so holding onto its shares was too risky. I figured I might as well get rid of them before anything happens,” I explained.

“Smart,” he remarked. “However, you don’t have to pay me back that quickly. I’m not strapped for cash right now.

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None of this would have been possible without you,” I said. “I should be able to return more once I get

chuckled, a hint of helplessness in his tone. “I feel like you’re trying to settle your debt just so you

I just feel uneasy owing you

honest woman,” he praised.

what Soren meant. After all, many people went through life owing money without a second thought.

money once you give me your bank details,”

“Okay.”

a conversation. But that didn’t happen with us. It was as if

sync.

an awkward silence followed almost immediately.

“I’ll-”

Didn’t you say that-”

when Soren spoke up, and

laughed, and

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to check if you’re free over the next few days. You mentioned the designs for my clothes are ready, right?” he

leaped

wanted to wear the clothes 1 designed for