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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

daughter being safe, she believed it was all

drifted off to

morning, Aurelia overslept due

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in haste, Aurelia

wash, only to find that the showerhead was

no other option, she used a basin to store warm water for a brief

her way out, she called Zachary, explaining her intention

technology expo.

Zachary readily agreed.

the expo, she found that the opening ceremony had concluded, and it

to explore the expo thoroughly, hoping

preference for professionalism, this expo was undoubtedly the

strolled through the exhibition booths, approaching novel technologies to inquire

expo hall was vast, and she walked for five minutes without finding

mobile service robots moving about the

may I help you

the women’s restroom?”

for you. Walk one hundred meters straight ahead, turn left fifty meters, and then proceed down the corridor on

Aurelia

“You’re welcome.”

into the robot’s

through a side door and, turning left,

“Ah!!!”

the scene inside, Aurelia was so startled that she froze in

row of men with their backs to her. The crucial point was that

and his face turned dark upon seeing Aurelia

still looking at?” He spoke in a

with his slightly cold

chilly and moist, Aurelia’s face

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only when they were outside that

coincidence,” she stammered as she

so,” Leslie

couldn’t believe such a coincidental event could occur in

followed him, deliberately creating this

expected her to be

his gaze, Aurelia understood his suspicion and quickly explained,

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

redder, as she really needed to use

Synder… Wait for

her notebook to Leslie and entered the

restroom.

looking down at

contained Aurelia’s records about the

where she had made mistakes and

to her recorded timeline, there was no time for her to follow him. Could it be a