Menantu Pahlawan Negara by Sarjana

Chapter 8

Leslie always emitted an air of aloofness, cold and detached, perpetually enveloped in a mist that obscured any clear perception of him.

Surprisingly, he turned out to be quite considerate. At least he didn’t leave her alone in the hospital.

Recalling the past, there was a night when she stayed up late working on a proposal until her stomach ached.

Afraid to let her parents know, she had called Seth to take her to the hospital.

However, upon arriving, he mentioned having to meet a client and left her alone in the

hospital without completing the check–up.

Later, she learned that the so–called client was just Seth’s friend, and they spent the afternoon playing board games.

Seth explained that friends could help him introduce clients.

She empathized with Seth’s ambition to climb the corporate ladder and didn’t argue much.

After all, men needed to have career ambitions.

Looking back now, perhaps Seth never even took her seriously back then.

Fortunately, she saw through it.

Ding! The ringing of the call bell above her head brought Aurelia back to the present.

A nurse removed the needle from the little student across the room, and the mother–son duo waved at her before leaving.

Aurelia returned the wave and looked outside, wondering where Leslie had gone.

Her phone on the bedside table rang as she was thinking about it.

Seeing an unfamiliar number and worried it might be a new client, she answered immediately, “Hello, may I ask who’s calling?”

“Who are you?” Came a hesitant voice from the other end.

“Aren’t you looking for me? I’m…”

Before Aurelia could finish her sentence, the phone was forcefully taken away and abruptly hung up.

Holding the phone, Leslie pressed hard enough that his fingertips turned white, indicating his

anger.

“Aurelia, please get your identity straight. Marrying you was just to make my mom happy. Don’t attempt to meddle in my affairs.”

His voice was cold. Each word sent a chill through Aurelia.

“No, I…”

the car keys. The car is in the parking lot downstairs. Go

back to the

keys and a bowl of porridge were placed

she began searching for her bag when she regained her

she reached

didn’t know that

my client. If you

she discovered

realizing the

it for leaving their phone lying

who was that

was she so angry upon hearing Aurelia’s

dwell on

of the porridge caught her attention, and

first before

the

permit you requested is ready,” Daniel said,

not to reveal my identity.

place,”

“The mansion?” Daniel inquired.

staying in. Get someone to

hesitated for a moment,

worry about that. Just do

nodded, “Alright, I’ll go

office, leaning against the window

enveloped him, accentuating

Leslie pondered Aurelia’s unexpected intrusion, anger sparked in his

woman to stay with him. He hoped Aurelia would be

to retreat.

by the

to ask you a few technical questions just now but a woman answered the phone. Did

each word carefully chosen, intimate, and

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have?” Leslie responded in a formal

already resolved it,” came the

up the call,

screen could be seen as typing, but no message was sent

for another half–hour, and

cotton ball against her arm, she

making her shiver as she headed towards

residential area. She was slightly surprised by the

programmers earn

the convenient transportation,

a relatively high–end,

much this

the price, the security guard approached, inquired about the situation, and then raised the

followed the driveway into the underground parking lot, found the parking space for Building