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

what it once was because I didn’t even know where the

one would expect, the ergonomic seating, the car’s comfortable atmosphere, and the general tranquility made

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

my eyes and stretched my arms

voice asking. “Oh, are

Then, I turned my head mechanically in the direction of the

grinning at me with

Nooo!

sit straight up, panicking. But he casually pressed a button, and my seat

was so embarrassing!

We were at my company’s parking lot. “What time is it? Why didn’t you wake

looked down and realized

did I sleep to not even feel him putting

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woke up exactly when the boy set

was I not that

answered consolingly. “Don’t worry. I’m not

water–which he

that if someone fell asleep shortly after a meal, their mouth tended to dry out, creating a certain… odor. The person

sure if my breath smelled, but I gulped down half a bottle of