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.

for the most part, with only

we were nearly finished, I’d completely relaxed slipping back into treating him like

try out the prototype when we get to my studio later. It shouldn’t take long. You’re not

finished eating as well. He set down his utensils and looked at me. “Not at all. I’m pretty free these

see. That’s

nodded, then got up from my seat. “Let’s go—someone else seems to

booming despite the

the elevator down, neither of us saying a word

just across the street, so we waited

pretended to be busy, hoping to fill the silence and

grabbed me and pulled me toward him, shouting,

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

Soren asked, his expression filled with

my composure. As soon as I

from him.

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stammered, avoiding his

I noticed the crowd around

already. Come on!” I

ahead, still too embarrassed to look back

long strides quickly closed the distance between us, his presence unmistakable even in my peripheral vision. The street buzzed with activity–pedestrians, cars, and motorcycles weaving through the chaos. Yet, Soren’s striking physique and refined demeanor made him effortlessly stand