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Chapter 15

expression.

Truly hypocritical.

Leslie’s gaze cooled. He gave a perfunctory “Mm,” attempting to bypass Aurelia.

Unexpectedly, as he turned, Aurelia placed her bag on the table, poured a glass of water, and handed it to him.

Simultaneously, she took away the red wine.

“It’s normal to encounter problems at work. You’re a capable person. There’s no need to pressure yourself so much. Drinking harms your body. Drink some water and go to bed early,” she advised.

Leslie stared at the water in his hand, glancing at Aurelia.

For the first time, someone spoke to him like this.

Everyone around him took his excellence for granted.

Feeling uneasy under Leslie’s gaze, Aurelia considered ending the conversation and going to bed.

Perhaps she had spoken too much?

Or should she change the topic and bid him good night?

She cleared her throat, “Goodnight.”

She immediately turned around.

alt dizzy

However, whether it was a sudden turn or due to excessive blood loss, she and stumbled directly into Leslie’s arms.

The cup of water in Leslie’s hand splashed, moistening his shirt.

The damp fabric stuck tightly to his body, outlining his well–defined abdominal muscles. through the material.

Aurelia instinctively reached out and braced herself against his chest.

“Mr. Synder, I…”

Just as she was about to explain, her forehead was gently pushed away by his long fingertips.

“Quit playing games.”

She was left speechless.

As her dizziness subsided, Leslie had already returned to the room.

She sneered. This man was truly devoid of common courtesy.

Back in the room, Aurelia collapsed onto the bed, her arm throbbing faintly.

head and noticed bruises where the blood had been

thinking of Florence and her daughter being safe,

drifted off

next morning, Aurelia overslept due to

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in haste, Aurelia noticed

hurriedly entered the guest bathroom for a quick wash,

a basin to store warm water for a brief

way out, she called Zachary, explaining her intention to seek

technology expo.

Zachary readily agreed.

the opening ceremony had concluded, and it seemed she wouldn’t

decided to explore the expo thoroughly, hoping to

Jason’s advice about their boss’s preference for professionalism, this expo was

technologies to inquire about their potential application in

to use the restroom, she realized the expo hall was vast, and she walked for five minutes

spotted mobile service

help you with anything?” the

the women’s restroom?”

straight ahead, turn left fifty meters, and then proceed down the corridor on the left

Aurelia

“You’re welcome.”

thought she might delve into the robot’s

directions, Aurelia exited the exhibition hall through a side

“Ah!!!”

was so startled that she froze in

of men with their backs to her. The crucial point was that the person in front was none other

his face turned dark upon seeing Aurelia

still looking at?”

Aurelia’s eyes with his slightly cold and damp hand, pulling

and moist, Aurelia’s face

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they were outside that Leslie let her

what a coincidence,” she stammered

so,” Leslie

couldn’t believe such a coincidental event could

him, deliberately creating this

her to be

his suspicion and quickly explained,

wrong directions! I didn’t know you were inside. No, I mean, I wouldn’t have entered

redder, as she

Wait

her words, Aurelia handed her notebook to

restroom.

looking down at

records about the technology

even some parts where she had made mistakes and marked them with question

to her recorded timeline, there was no time for her to