The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 196

Chapter 196

I froze. “Oh, I’m not sleepy!”

And then I cracked a yawn.

Soren laughed. “Just take a nap. It’ll take an hour to reach your office anyway.”

Well, here were my options. If I chose not to sleep, this silence between us would feel awkward. If I chose to talk, what happened when our topics veered into certain territories, and we’re back to being awkward again?

You know what? A nap was the best choice after all. Even if had to pretend to be asleep.

“Sounds good,” I replied.

I intended to pretend to sleep. I thought I could close my eyes and imagine some designs and arrangements for the fashion show in Medhelanon next year.

What I didn’t expect was Soren pressing a button and adjusting my seat to the most ergonomic position. I was reclining way too comfortably!

I stared at him. He flashed a smile. “It’s more comfortable this way.

“Ha, okay… Thanks…”

God, the embarrassment was killing me. Could you imagine what this felt like?

like we were a couple. A married one, even! Friends, especially those of the opposite sex, didn’t do

my seat back to what it once was because I

the car’s comfortable atmosphere, and the general tranquility made me fall into a

my insomnia and how frequently I worked overnight. This time, I took that nap in his car!

and stretched my

voice asking. “Oh,

turned my head mechanically in the direction of the

grinning at me with a phone in his hand.

Nooo!

casually

so

at my company’s parking lot. “What time is it? Why didn’t you wake me up-

me. I looked down and realized it

feel him putting his coat over

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woke up exactly when the boy set his coat of her!

was I not that girl?!

p.m.,” he answered consolingly. “Don’t worry. I’m not in a

bottle of water–which he had even preemptively opened for

to dry out, creating

wasn’t sure if my breath smelled, but I gulped down half