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.

sighed. She wished

displays of affection. Now that they had split, she realized the depth of her naivety. His feeble attempts at manipulation had clouded her judgment for three

love did seem to diminish one’s

take a stand. She would not allow Seth to use

We broke up long ago,

to you. As his friend,

tried to maintain

Haha.” He seemed

expected, tomorrow’s headlines would likely revolve

public opinion? It was time

gossip.

marriage for a promotion was

Chapter 38

arrived,” the

“Alright, thank you.”

code, Aurelia

was already 8:30 pm. If it were not for Seth’s interference, she would have finished

and pushed the cart into the supermarket. Fresh produce was scarce at this

forgotten to ask Leslie

rest.

while, Aurelia reached for her phone to call Leslie. However, she hesitated as she did not want to

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