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The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 196
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Chapter 196

Chapter 196

| froze. “Oh, I'm not sleepy!”

And then | cracked a yawn.

Soren laughed. “Just take a nap. It'll take an hour to reach your office anyway.”

Well, here were my options. If | chose not to sleep, this silence between us would feel awkward. If | chose to talk,

what happened when our topics veered into certain territories, and we're back to being awkward again?

You know what? A nap was the best choice after all. Even if had to pretend to be asleep.

“Sounds good,” | replied.

| intended to pretend to sleep. | thought I could close my eyes and imagine sdesigns and arrangements for

the fashion show in Medhelanon next year.

What | didn’t expect was Soren pressing a button and adjusting my seat to the most ergonomic position. | was

reclining way too comfortably!

| stared at him. He flashed a smile. “It's more comfortable this way.

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“Ha, okay... Thanks...”

God, the embarrassment was killing me. Could you imagine what this felt like?

It felt like we were a couple. A married one, even! Friends, especially those of the opposite sex, didn’t do things

like this!

| couldn’t adjust my seat back to what it once was because | didn’t even know where the control panel was.

As one would expect, the ergonomic seating, the car's comfortable atmosphere, and the general tranquility

madefall into a real nap.

| already had the habit of taking a half-hour afternoon nap due to my insomnia and how frequently | worked

overnight. This time, | took that nap in his car!

| opened my eyes and stretched my arms a little.

Suddenly, | heard a gentle voice asking. “Oh, are you awake?”

| froze. Then, | turned my head mechanically in the direction of the voice.

Soren was grinning atwith a phone in his hand.

Nooo!

| tried to sit straight up, panicking. But he casually pressed a button, and my seat straightened itself slowly.

It was so embarrassing!

| looked out of the window. We were at my company’s parking lot. “What tis it? Why didn’t you wakeup-

Something fell off me. | looked down and realized it was Soren’s coat.

What the hell?! How deeply did | sleep to not even feel him putting his coat over me?! In every | watched,

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the girl always woke up exactly when the boy set his coat of her!

Why was | not that girl?!

“2:30 p.m.,” he answered consolingly. “Don’t worry. I'm not in a rush.”

He passeda bottle of water-which he had even preemptively opened for me.

| felt self-conscious. | knew that if someone fell asleep shortly after a meal, their mouth tended to dry out,

creating a certain... odor. The person themselves might not smell it, but others could definitely tell.

| wasn’t sure if my breath smelled, but | gulped down half a bottle of water just to be sure.

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It stunned him. “Oh God, was lunch too salty for you?”

“N-No! | always drink a lot of water after a nap!” 1

| should really get out of the car now, so | handed his coat back to him.

His shirt had the sscent as he did-the fresh pine forest and musk scent. | could smell it even after | removed

the coat.

| knew my face had to be burning again.

“Thanks,” | said.

He immediately tossed it into the backseat!

“Um, I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time. I, uh, will go now,” | said hastily, smiling, and opened the

door.

The SUV was too damn tall. Even with my height, the tip of my foot barely touched the ground.

Before my foot stabilized, | suddenly heard Soren call out, “Wait, Taylor.”

I turned. “Yes?”

Our eyes were at the slevel. | met his gaze.