The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 298

+25 BONUS

I knew Jean wouldn’t pass up the chance for a little friendly ribbing. And boy, was I a prophet.

I sighed. “We had a lunch date, but he had to leave halfway through because of some emergency.”

“Oho. So he stood you up. That’s why I’m suddenly an option again.”

“Hey, enough with that!” She really knew how to make me feel bad. “If you’ve got no plans for today, I’ll just spend the day sleeping. I didn’t get much sleep last night, anyway.”

“Sleep?! Lady, it’s the first day of the year!” Jean mentioned the name of a club and added, “We booked a spot for the afternoon, but I figured your schedule was packed, so I didn’t bother inviting you.”

“Gee. Thanks, pal. See you there!”

I arrived at the club before anyone else. I grabbed a magazine and read while I passed the time.

was when I heard a high–pitched voice call

walked by. One of them–the one

each other since that disaster at

I’d planned to ignore her completely. First, we’d been enemies since our university days. Second, Candy had been friendly with Soren before. She’d even visited the Kenway

of it. But Soren never mentioned her visit.

“Are you going inside, or is it because you

my God, I thought you owned a company, Taylor! Is it not making enough money to cover

at all. I know you’re dying to be generous

into a glare. “In

just joking,” I said. “Underneath those gargantuan

a gesture toward

me, but the man next to

something in her ear, and her

her partner and with a father serving time