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 on

back to the

car keys and a bowl of porridge

and she began searching for

explain as she reached for it on

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

my client. If

phone, she discovered

the phones were

fault was it for leaving their

who was

angry

dwell

of the porridge caught her

decided to eat first before

the office. Daniel swiftly approached as he

is ready,” Daniel said, handing over the programmer’s

my identity. Also, go find a

place,” Leslie

“The mansion?” Daniel inquired.

I’m staying in. Get someone to make sure it

for a moment,

need to worry about that. Just

nodded, “Alright, I’ll go

and entered the office, leaning against the window

him,

intrusion, anger sparked in

such a woman to stay with him. He hoped

to retreat.

his thoughts were interrupted by the vibration of his

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

each word carefully chosen, intimate,

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Leslie responded in a formal

already resolved it,”

Leslie hung up the

seen as typing, but

finished her porridge, waited for another half–hour, and finally completed the

against her arm, she descended

shiver as she headed towards

She was slightly surprised by the upscale

programmers earn this

the prime location of Seacester, the convenient transportation, and comprehensive

a relatively high–end,

how much this would have

security guard approached, inquired about the situation, and then raised the barrier after

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