The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 298

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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.

high–pitched voice call out,

group of two men and two women walked by.

seen each other since that disaster at

since our university days. Second, Candy had been friendly with Soren before. She’d even visited the

sure of it. But Soren never mentioned her visit.

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

I thought you owned a company, Taylor! Is it not making enough

afford it at all. I know you’re dying to be generous like last time, Candy. Come on,

into a glare. “In your

joking,” I said. “Underneath those gargantuan breasts, there’s a very

made a gesture toward her chest

toward me, but the man next to her tugged on

and her anger flared into something

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