The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 290

I shook my head. My mouth refused to move, but in my mind, I screamed, “No! That’s not true at all!”

Soleil sidled up to me. “God, Ren, you really are a master at wasting an opening. Hug and kiss her already, you dork!”

She shoved me straight into her brother’s arms.

Before I knew it, I was surrounded by him.

The crowd roared with laughter as Richard quipped, “Where are the rings, man?!”

I could no longer hold it in and laughed through my tears.

Then someone shouted, “The fireworks have started!”

Soren and I turned at the same time.

The night sky erupted again, this time with a dazzling display of colorful sparks shot from boats traveling down the river.

fireworks

looked like transient flowers of flame,

New Year. May you have a bright

that had eluded me for years–washed over me in those few minutes. Passion, excitement, and pure joy rose

every firework in the world exploded at once, I heard the bell tolling, ushering

my skin as Soren kissed

him whisper in my

smaller and smaller pieces, until it felt like they’d never existed.

up and met his eyes.

out of the moment. I glanced at the screen–Jean.

completely forgotten about her call! Could it be an emergency?

should answer her,”

I nodded. “Okay.”

the phone.

whole performance went viral! Best Boy Soren has Kenway–ed again! Now the haters and

phone away from my ear. Her voice was so loud even Soren could hear her. He scratched the bridge of