The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 262

I was afraid he might squat down to help me put on my shoes, so I shook my head and said, “It’s okay. I’ll just wear these.”

My house slippers were soft and comfortable, and they’d be easy to slip off during the treatment.

“Alright. I suppose it works, since we’ll be in the car most of the time,” Soren remarked.

He held me with one hand while using the other to push open the door, gently reminding me to watch my step and take my time.

No ordinary friend, let alone a male friend, would be this considerate, patient, and gentle in taking care of

someone.

Even though I hadn’t explicitly acknowledged our relationship, his recent actions spoke louder than any words. I was just being stubborn on the surface, but deep down, I knew I couldn’t escape anymore.

Silence settled in the car. Then, as Soren quietly reached over to hold my hand, I turned to look out the window without pulling away.

The thought that he’d liked me since he was a teenager made my heart bubble like a hot spring, overflowing with happiness and shyness.

I couldn’t help but wonder how heartbreaking it would have been for him if Edward and I had gone through with the wedding, making myself permanently unavailable to him.

had unknowingly become my ‘lucky charm.” He may have taken up many of my years, but ended up leading me to someone

my heart, marveling at

still terrified of the acupuncture treatment when we arrived

feelings for me, I suddenly felt the need to “maintain

face in his chest,

saw right through me. He pulled up a chair and sat beside me, holding my

“I’m not scared…”

“It’s okay to

the sheer embarrassment I felt at

the treatment,

my hand, and I fumbled in my pocket to see

my grandmother, I

you going straight to the cemetery tomorrow, or are you coming to Grandma’s

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for a moment before I suddenly remembered that tomorrow was my mother’s death anniversary!

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Chapter 262

I looked down at my legs, unsure whether

doctor inserted another needle, causing me to inhale

my aunt immediately asked, “What’s wrong,