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.

when I heard a high–pitched voice call out,

looked up. A group of two men and two women walked by. One of them–the one calling out to

hadn’t seen each other since that

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

But Soren never mentioned her visit. I had no idea what had happened there.

smirked. “Are you going inside, or is it because you can’t actually afford the

Taylor! Is it not making enough money to cover the fees?”

magazine down. “Yeap. Can’t afford it at all. I know you’re dying to be generous like last time, Candy. Come on, help me sign up for

face twisted into a glare. “In your dreams, bitch!”

was just joking,” I said. “Underneath those gargantuan

made a gesture toward her chest and

the man next to her tugged on

her ear, and her anger flared into something

so that’s what happened, huh? You got hooked up with Mr. Kenway. A woman abandoned by her partner and with a father serving