The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 398

The bouquet remained in front of me, unmoving, as if it would never budge unless I took it.

Soren stared at Edward, his gaze dark. With a tilt of his head, he signaled to Sean.

Sean understood and stepped forward to retrieve the flowers. But Edward dodged him.

“Come on, Tay. I’m here, choosing to overlook the fact that you played a part in my family’s suffering because I genuinely wish you well. So why can’t you accept a simple gesture of kindness from me?” he said.

Plenty of people around us knew who we were, including the aforementioned fashion titans. Some journalists and media personnel still lingered nearby.

I could tell Edward had timed this perfectly to pull off yet another stunt. If I didn’t handle it well, it could easily tum into the next viral story.

I finally accepted the bouquet and handed it to Sean. “Thanks for the flowers, but if you’ve got a whole speech- prepared, save it. And for the record, the only reason this brand is still called the ‘Edwardian Tailor‘ is that rebranding is a hassle. It has nothing to do with sentimentality.

“Though, thanks for the reminder. I’ve come to realize that some things are worth doing, no matter how troublesome. Once the fashion show is over and I’m back home, I’ll start working on it.”

this point, it needed to go. Edward was deluded enough to

away, and drew a deep breath. “Rebranding is your prerogative. But what about my role in founding the company? My blood, sweat, and tears?

your veins back, too. I was

He went silent.

to gather–exactly the kind of attention I

shot Soren a

He nodded.

faintly, and said, “A bit of friendly advice, Mr. Kennedy: you’d be better off focusing your time and energy on

glared at him coldly.

arm. “Come on. Don’t waste your breath

hall. I glanced back

follow. That was a relief.

did you mean, Soren? You found something rotten in the Kennedys‘

“Yes. And it’s worse than what you described I only held off on exposing them because I wanted