The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 169

After a moment of awkward silence, Soren’s expression changed slightly as he said, “Alright then, let’s eat.”

He got up and returned to his seat.

I lowered my head, secretly sighing in relief. But almost immediately, a pang of regret crept in, leaving me a little saddened…

I didn’t have the courage to look at him, but after a brief silence, I mumbled, “I’m sorry. I know you’re doing this for my own good, but right now, I just can’t…”

I couldn’t bring myself to accept his kindness–nor did I feel worthy of it.

Yet, I had no idea how to put that into words.

Fortunately, he seemed to understand.

With a gentle tone, he said, “I’m the one who should be apologizing. I acted rashly just now.”

Hang on… Did Soren just apologize to me?!

In shock, I quickly looked up. “No, not at all! You haven’t done anything wrong! You’re a really nice guy, and you’ve helped me so much!”

Just like that, we became more formal with each other again, a subtle distance settling between us.

Even so, I felt strangely at ease.

only some lighthearted banter here

finished, I’d completely relaxed slipping back

the initiative, I finally brought up the real reason for our “date.” “I’ll let you try out the prototype when we get to my studio later. It shouldn’t take

and looked at

That’s good.”

up from my seat. “Let’s go—someone else seems to be waiting for

was the café’s peak hour, and business was booming despite the simplicity of

of us saying a word until we reached the

need to drive since my studio was just across the street, so we waited

phone and pretended to be busy, hoping to fill the silence

Soren grabbed me and pulled me toward him, shouting, “Look

off guard, I stumbled into his arms just as a courier on a scooter zoomed

his expression

me a moment to regain my composure. As soon as I

from him.

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thank you,” I stammered, avoiding his gaze

I noticed the crowd around us beginning to

look! The light’s turned green already. Come on!” I said, turning

embarrassed to look

with activity–pedestrians, cars, and motorcycles weaving through the chaos. Yet, Soren’s striking physique and refined demeanor made him effortlessly