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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.

turned her head and noticed bruises where the blood had been

of Florence and her daughter being

drifted off to

morning, Aurelia overslept

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in haste,

quick wash,

a basin to store warm

her way out, she called Zachary, explaining

technology expo.

Zachary readily agreed.

ceremony had concluded, and it seemed she wouldn’t encounter Ian,

already there, Aurelia decided to explore the expo

preference for professionalism, this expo

novel technologies to inquire about their potential

expo hall was

mobile service robots moving about the

you with anything?”

women’s restroom?”

Walk one hundred meters straight ahead, turn left fifty meters, and then proceed down the

you,” Aurelia instinctively

“You’re welcome.”

in contemplation, she thought she might delve into the robot’s workings if she weren’t in

through a side door and, turning left, pushed open the metal door

“Ah!!!”

so startled that she

with their backs to her. The crucial point was that

his hands, and his face

looking at?” He spoke in a

eyes with his slightly

and moist, Aurelia’s face

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were outside that Leslie let her

a coincidence,”

think so,”

believe such a coincidental event could occur in

followed him, deliberately

her to be so

his gaze, Aurelia understood his suspicion

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

she spoke, her face turned even redder, as she really needed to

Synder… Wait

handed her notebook to Leslie and entered

restroom.

looking down at the

Aurelia’s records

parts where she had made mistakes and

for her to follow him. Could it be a