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.”

pressed his lips together. “You’re so composed that it’s hard to believe you really love me.”

smiled. “I love you. No doubt about that. But we can’t let ourselves fall so madly in love that we destroy ourselves. That’s when we burn out

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

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his cheek. “Come on, you can get back to work now.

sign of clinginess would make me angry, so he

shoved the keys

you?” I

in the garage.”

“Thanks, Lord Soren.”

car back to the dilapidated rental

for more than a week, the place

some snacks into Bullet’s bowl. Then,

and called my aunt, letting her know

nap when my phone rang again. “Hello? Aunt Sarah?”

here! She’s been quarreling with your grandmother since

jumped out of

changed quickly and hurried outside. Only when I reached the car did

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