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…”

in the parking lot downstairs. Go back on your own.

to

the car keys and a bowl of porridge were placed

she began searching for her bag when she regained her

reached for it on

I truly didn’t know that was your phone. Our phones

thought it was my client. If

her phone, she

the phones were indeed

their phone lying

who was

so angry upon hearing Aurelia’s

dwell on

aroma of the porridge caught her attention,

eat first before worrying about Leslie’s

cab back to the

permit you requested is ready,” Daniel said, handing over the programmer’s work

people below not to reveal my

place,”

“The mansion?” Daniel inquired.

Get someone to make sure it becomes.

for a moment, curious,

replied, “You don’t need to worry about that.

“Alright,

leaning against the window as

him, accentuating his

pondered Aurelia’s unexpected intrusion, anger

allow such a woman to stay with him.

to retreat.

thoughts were interrupted by the vibration

technical questions just now but a woman answered the phone. Did she pick

tentative, each word

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you have?” Leslie

resolved it,” came the

hung up the

other person’s status on the screen could be seen as typing, but

another half–hour, and finally completed the

a cotton ball against her arm, she descended the

early summer night carried a chill, making her shiver as she headed towards the parking lot,

at Leslie’s residential area. She was slightly surprised by the

earn this

of Seacester, the convenient transportation, and comprehensive facilities made

was a relatively high–end,

wondered how much this would have cost

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

underground parking lot, found the parking space for Building Eight according to