Menantu Pahlawan Negara by Sarjana

Married in a Flash: Embarking on the Journey to Wealth

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Chapter 1

The time was 4:27 pm. As was her usual routine, Aurelia was tidying her desk before her work hours ended.

She ignored her constantly buzzing phone beside her. The calls were probably from her boyfriend, Seth, about his failed proposal yesterday.

At 5:00 pm, Aurelia reached for her phone to clock out and one of the texts caught her attention. “Ms. Aurelia – you are indebted to the hospital for a total of 157,321.61 dollars. Please proceed to our finance counter to make your payment as soon as possible. For any inquiries, please call 87*****!!

Aurelia felt a sense of helplessness as she stared at her phone.

Depleted by the hospitalization expenses and faced with her mother’s incurable illness, Aurelia had no choice but to wait for the inevitable as her funds were exhausted.

It was her adoptive parents who had given her a new life when she was abandoned as a newborn infant. Her late father’s wish was for her to care for her mother.

How could she stand idly by in the face of her mother’s death?

With no other option available, Aurelia had tried to ask Seth for a loan. However, he declined her request, saying that he did not have that kind of money.

She didn’t want to force the matter. After all, he had only proposed to her. They weren’t officially married.

Yet, yesterday, he took to his social media to boast about his newly purchased car, which was worth over three hundred thousand dollars.

Aurelia had stared at the post in her social media feed, completely frozen for over a minute.

When she finally returned to reality, she immediately called him.

Without explaining, Seth began to talk nonstop.

“Aurelia, I bought the car intending to marry you. Consider the three hundred thousand dollars as my investment in our future. I paid one hundred thousand dollars in full, and the remaining two hundred and twenty thousand dollars are on loan. We’ll pay it off together after we get married.”

“Aurelia, once we’re married, let’s sell your parents‘ small house and buy a larger one. My

parents have lived in the code for too long. It’s time for them to enjoy city life. They’ve

raised me, and it hasn’t been easy. As a daughter–in–law, I hope you can understand.”

“Oh, and the property prices in Seacester are so high. We can use my salary to cover the mortgage, and your salary will be for our family’s living expenses. How does that sound? I’m being considerate of you. After all, you won’t have any relatives in the future. Marrying me means you become a part of the Martinez family. As a woman, you should be understanding and not dwell too much on things.

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Aurelia was so furious that her entire body trembled.

It was within Seth’s rights to turn down her request for a loan. But then, he had the gall to target her adoptive parents‘ fortune while her mother’s life was hanging by a thread!

Even his plans for her family home were laid out so transparently that his intentions were clear as day.

It took Aurelia a full three minutes to collect herself, and with firm resolve, she turned down Seth’s seemingly charitable marriage proposal.

“Seth, let’s break up.”

It would be a lie for Aurelia to say that it didn’t hurt to break up with Seth who had been her boyfriend of three years but she was far from naive about his intentions now.

Parting amicably seemed to be the most sensible choice for her.

She was preoccupied with her mother’s medical expenses and had no time to argue with him.

Coming back from her reverie, Aurelia shook her head, attempting to dispel the unpleasant

emotions.

her peculiar looks as she exited the

a clue why until she

“Aurelia, over here.”

Seth, looking sharp in a suit, holding a bouquet

as if it were mocking her. All her emotional investment into their three–year relationship couldn’t even compare to the

new car.

approached with a smile, presenting the flowers to Aurelia in front of everyone, prompting catcalls from

the romantic. How can us single folks endure something like this?” A colleague

gasps echoed

lucky. Seth bought you a car. I hope my future boyfriend treats me this

I

signaled for Aurelia to quickly accept the

Aurelia remained silent.

feeling angry, she

opportunity, had proposed to Aurelia, her mother hadn’t requested any dowry. All she asked was

well.

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aware of her mother’s illness, Seth hadn’t inquired about her health throughout

already dead to him and he was aiming for

he even pretended to be a romantic and lied that he had spent

people learned about their breakup, they would criticize her for not appreciating his

commotion, Aurelia

faltered and he

apologize in person today. Don’t push your luck. There

carried the expectation that Aurelia should unconditionally embrace his apology, especially considering the effort he took to

Aurelia felt an unusual

even after her mother fell ill. Initially, she thought she

before her, Aurelia countered, “Seth, is

she was softening up and chuckled, “Of course. I’m your exclusive driver from. now on,

onlookers, especially the younger girls, were enchanted by the romantic

prove it! Show everyone whose

Silence fell.

pursed his lips

car for Aurelia? Show it to us. Let’s see whose

turned

car was bought for himself, but he insists on saying it’s for me. Well then,

wanting to embarrass himself, Seth awkwardly laughed, “She’s just kidding. We had a minor

saying that, he scowled at

“Aurelia, don’t go too far. Besides me, who

clenched her teeth, her almond–shaped eyes veiled

marry you or anyone like you.

c me to

“You…”

Aurelia turned

I have

Aurelia walked away towards the intersection

anger, Seth angrily caught up with Aurelia, pulling her into the nearby

lend you a hundred grand? What about the three years

She could only chalk it

precisely that hundred thousand dollars! I won’t marry you if you

a hurry to visit her mother in the hospital, Aurelia didn’t want

to retort, the horn of a

rolled down

need to go.

We?

Aurelia noticed a tall figure in the back seat, but the specially tinted glass made it impossible for her to see the

honked again, and she quickly

away, the logo