The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 309

After breakfast, I told Soren to leave first, but he insisted of taking me to work

I blinked. “But how will I get home? By subway?”

“Of course not. I’ll be the one to pick you up!” he said, snorting.

I was surprised.

“Isn’t it normal for a man to take his girlfriend to work and back?” he added with a smile. “Do you really expect that little from your boyfriend?”

1 bit my lip. Over the years, I had gotten used to relying only on myself.

Soren sighed. “Poor girl. Don’t worry. You’ve got me now.”

“But what if one day you’re gone, after I’ve gotten used to this?” I asked.

Some things were far harder to lose than to never have at all. Wealth was one. The warmth of someone who loved you was another.

you fear

it was like going cold turkey. It

the kind of person who plays

warmth bubbling in my chest.

willed it. Love wouldn’t be so difficult if that were

tongue, but in the

was joking!” I said instead. “You didn’t have to take it so seriously. Anyway, wait a bit. I need to

“Okay.”

might get impatient, but when he saw

his hand, and our

find a single flaw in him–and

to open the door, he tugged me back into

What?” I

eyebrow. “Are you not going to thank me for breakfast, fair Miss

at his lips.

react, he lifted my chin and kissed me. His scent filled my senses. I grabbed

silent except for our heavy breathing. If not for work, I wasn’t sure when this kiss would

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