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?

even! Friends, especially those of the opposite sex, didn’t do things like this!

it once was because I didn’t even know where the control panel was.

expect, the ergonomic seating, the car’s comfortable atmosphere, and the general tranquility made me fall into

habit of taking a half–hour afternoon nap due to my insomnia and how frequently I worked overnight. This time, I took that

and stretched my arms

I heard a gentle voice asking. “Oh, are you awake?”

my head mechanically in the

grinning at me with a

Nooo!

But he casually pressed a button, and my

so

window. We were at my company’s parking lot. “What time is

down and

not even feel him putting his coat over me?! In

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always woke up exactly when the boy set his

I not

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

a bottle of water–which he had even

that if someone fell asleep shortly after a meal, their mouth tended to dry out, creating a certain… odor. The person themselves might not smell it, but others could

I gulped down half a bottle of water just to be sure.