The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 342

+25 BONUS

“And yet, things haven’t changed, even after we’ve been together. You won’t move into my place. You wouldn’t accept a car until I forced you into it. You won’t let me help with anything concerning the Joneses or ** You don’t even tell me what you’re up to, where you’re going.”

Soren’s gaze locked onto mine. “What do you think all of this makes me feel?”

Kennedys.

If I had thought I hadn’t done anything wrong, that belief evaporated as I listened to him list his grievances.

Guilt began to settle over me. I even wanted to explain myself. “Listen, Soren, I-”

He raised his hand. “I know, I know. You don’t want to trouble me. You don’t want me to be bogged down by it all. But I knew about your problems before we were officially together. If any of this bothered me, why would I have still wanted to be your boyfriend?

“You push me away and refuse to accept any help or goodwill from me. You refuse to let me into your world, your life. It makes me feel like you’re trying to keep things at a distance, making it easier to walk away whenever you want. Not involving me in your life makes it so much simpler to exit without a second thought.”

“How am I supposed to feel about that, Tay?”

was stunned. I didn’t know what to

finally spoke, my voice soft. “You should tell me upfront if you’re upset instead of giving me the silent treatment. I can apologize if I’ve done something

the type to confront issues head–on rather than avoid

last night. A bad mood can do that to you,” he said with

I called before you went to drink

indignantly, ‘I was still mad at the time, so I didn’t feel like returning your call. I… I was waiting to see if you’d call again. But

purposely avoided calling me back because he wanted to see if I would call him? And when I didn’t,

surprisingly juvenile, Soren!” I

heart,” he said, shamelessly defending himself.

even respond to that.

but I felt relieved when I saw your message. I thought you’d finally realized your mistake, so I called you. But then you told me you wouldn’t visit because something else came up.

again?”

took a sip of water