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.

fear

it was like going cold turkey. It

smile froze. He studied me intently before replying firmly, “No. I’m not the kind of person who plays games with

bubbling in

change just because someone willed it. Love wouldn’t be

my tongue, but in the end, I didn’t say

didn’t have to take it so seriously. Anyway, wait a bit. I need to

“Okay.”

worried he might get impatient, but when he saw me, he simply smiled and extended

his hand, and our fingers laced

so perfect. I couldn’t find a single flaw in him–and sometimes, that made me feel undeserving

I was about to open the door, he tugged

I

raised an eyebrow. “Are you not going to thank me for breakfast,

at

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

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

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