The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

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Edith had a lot to handle immediately–the abortion and the surgery on one of her fallopian tubes.

The surgery could introduce significant side effects. If Edith served her sentence in prison after the operation, her health would worsen, and she would likely suffer for the rest of her life.

That’s why she had to apologize in hopes of getting her sentence reduced. Her family worked hard to convince the judge to show leniency.

Their efforts paid off: when the case went to trial again, the judge decided that Edith’s apology, her suffering, and her physical condition justified a lighter sentence.

Edith would be imprisoned for a year, but the sentence was deferred for two years. If she maintained good behavior and met other legal requirements during her probation, the judge might even dismiss her sentence entirely.

Not that any of that mattered to me.

At present, nothing was more important than making up with Soren!

He had to be genuinely upset. I called him after leaving the building, but Michael answered and said he was “busy conducting on–site inspections with a few important political leaders.”

was finished. Yet, he never called, even after I spoke with my lawyer and drafted the document for an

train ride home, I stared at his number on my phone.

I call him? I

meet his

There hadn’t been a

wagging his tail excitedly. The dog peeked around the door, circled

and barked.

Soren fan now?” I said. “Well, he’s not here today… He got upset. But we don’t

working, checking my phone, and waiting for

was still no call.

again? What if he was

the time it was nearly bedtime, I was growing increasingly

him I’d explain once I was done with

hated when conflicts ended in silence and avoidance. That never solved anything–at least a verbal argument meant we were

more time with Soren, I was starting to notice his flaws.

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