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

relationship, she was consistently fooled by Seth’s elaborate displays of affection. Now that they had split, she

love did

moment, Aurelia decided to take a stand. She would not allow Seth to use public opinion to silence her anymore. Swiftly,

it. We broke up long

reached out to you. As

to

He seemed lost for

would likely revolve around Seth’s attempt to leverage his ex–girlfriend for

manipulating public opinion? It was time

gossip.

attempt to leverage her marriage

Chapter 38

the driver reminded

“Alright, thank you.”

paying via QR code, Aurelia stepped out of

If it were not for Seth’s interference,

supermarket. Fresh produce was scarce at this hour. Hence, she could only pick the best items

realized that she had forgotten to ask Leslie about his food preferences. She knew he disliked pasta, but

rest.

she hesitated as she did not want to disturb his work. Instead, she

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