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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My company’s doing well, largely thanks to your help. None of this would have been possible without you,” I said. “I should be able to return more

hint of helplessness in his tone. “I feel like you’re trying to settle

Never! I just feel uneasy owing you

an honest woman,” he

understood exactly what Soren meant. After all, many people went through life owing money without a second thought. Few would offer to repay their debts without being

send you the money once you give

“Okay.”

finishing a conversation. But that didn’t happen with

sync.

silence followed almost immediately.

“I’ll-”

Didn’t you say that-”

hang up when Soren spoke up, and we both fell silent

and I asked,

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are ready, right?” he asked. “I was hoping to wear them to the centennial,

My heart leaped

the clothes 1 designed for the centennial! Oh my