Chapter 38

Aurelia was taken aback by the messages. She wondered if Seth was telling others that they were getting married.

“You’ve misunderstood. Seth and I broke up. I felt something was off with him, so I wanted to clarify with you,” she explained.

“No way! Just a few days back, he assured the manager that marriage with you was imminent. He even mentioned obtaining the household registration soon. The manager was already preparing his promotion application upon hearing that!”

So, the reason why Seth had bowed to pressure was to marry her quickly and secure residency. It was quite the scheme..

“Aurelia, did you fight with Seth? Couples fight, you know. He even sacrificed meals and only ate instant noodles recently to save for the 98–thousand–dollar watch he wanted to buy for

you.

“It shows his sincerity. Have a good talk with him so you guys can work it out,” the colleague. advised.

Haha, that watch? It must be the fake one Seth had given out at the Dating Club.

He had blamed Aurelia for that and played the victim in front of everyone. If word got out about their breakup, she would surely face the brunt of the blame.

Yet, Seth now appeared to be the lovesick fool.

and sighed. She wished

fooled by Seth’s elaborate displays of affection. Now that they had split, she realized the depth of her naivety. His feeble attempts at manipulation

love did seem to

Seth to use public opinion to silence

broke up long ago,

up reconciliation, which is why I reached out to you. As his friend, please advise him not to

tried to

seemed

tomorrow’s headlines would likely revolve around

manipulating public opinion? It was time they experienced being the subject

gossip.

attempt to leverage her marriage for

Chapter 38

arrived,” the driver reminded

“Alright, thank you.”

via QR code, Aurelia stepped out

it were not

sighed in frustration and pushed the cart into the supermarket. Fresh produce was scarce at

Leslie about his food preferences. She knew he disliked

rest.

Aurelia reached for her phone to call Leslie. However, she hesitated as she did not want to disturb his work. Instead, she

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