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.

She wished that she

had split, she realized the depth of her naivety.

in love did seem to diminish

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

never received it. We broke up long ago,

out to you. As his

tried to maintain her

Haha.” He seemed lost for

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

manipulating public opinion? It was time they

gossip.

leverage her marriage for a promotion

Chapter 38

we’ve arrived,” the driver

“Alright, thank you.”

code, Aurelia stepped out

pm. If it were not for Seth’s interference, she would have

the supermarket. Fresh produce was scarce at this hour. Hence, she could

as she prepared to check out, Aurelia suddenly realized that she had forgotten to ask Leslie about his food preferences. She knew he disliked pasta, but she had

rest.

call Leslie. However, she hesitated as she did not want to disturb his work. Instead, she dialed Linda’s

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