The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 417

“Tay. Were you mad?” Soren asked.

I sighed and nodded. “Okay, maybe a little. I just didn’t expect you to act so juvenile.”

He looked hurt. “Do you only like me because of my prestige and role?”

“No. You were already prestigious when I met you. But if you give that up for me, I don’t know how to handle it.”

He lowered his gaze. “I see.”

That’s what he said, but I doubted he meant it. He wasn’t the type to change his mind easily.

“Well, I have to go now,” I said softly, dragging my suitcase

“I’ll escort you.”

“No. You should be working on your stuff,” I declined. 1

To avoid any misunderstanding, I added, “Hey, I’m not mad, okay? And we’re not breaking up. I just want our relationship to stay separate from our careers. We don’t need to hold one hostage for the other.”

“You’re so composed that it’s hard to believe you really

ourselves fall so madly in love that we destroy ourselves.

us to be together for as long as possible, so we need to stay grounded and avoid doing anything

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on, you can get

for me. But he was equally afraid that any sign of clinginess would make me angry, so he said,

shoved the keys into my

you?”

car in

sweetly. “Thanks, Lord Soren.”

his car back to

more than a week,

the windows to let fresh air in and poured some snacks into Bullet’s bowl. Then, I tidied

my aunt, letting her

just about to take a nap when my phone rang

mother is here! She’s been quarreling with your grandmother since I

of bed. “I’m coming!”

I reached the car did I realize I still had Soren’s

Chapter 417