The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 200

When someone cared about another person, they were mindful of everything that person possessed. Even the smallest pain was worthy of concern.

Real life wasn’t like fiction. Most people didn’t experience cataclysmic events or life threatening situations. Thus, where else could we show our care and love, if not through the mundane sufferings of daily life?

The more I thought about it, the more I regretted how I’d spoken to Soren. I really needed to apologize.

“Miss Jones? Miss Jones!”

I snapped out of my thoughts. “Oh! Yes?”

Jamie fixed me with a questioning look. “Are you alright? We can always talk about this on Monday

“No, let’s do it today. I’m free today.” I forced myself to sit up, holding the ice pack to my forehead white flipping through the documents with my free hand. “What are your questions? I’ll answer them.”

This company was the culmination of my blood, sweat, and tears. And now, I had found someone just as invested in making it better as I was! How could I be a deadweight to him?

After my fiasco with Edward, I’d realized just how important a woman’s career was to her–especially one who didn’t have family backing or support.

in the way of my

the whole afternoon together.

managed to make some progress on tidying up work from past years and set up

the

fingers off, so I tossed it aside and stuffed my hand

I can,” Jamie replied,

and poured me a glass of warm

an eyebrow in

normally care about

observant.

hand felt better. “Alright. It’s getting late, so let me treat you to dinner. I’ve been so busy since you joined that I didn’t even throw you a welcome

turned to the window in surprise. “It’s

elsewhere since noon,” I

like the perfect time

it, Miss

the two of us might feel a bit empty, I added,

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