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 colleagues giving her peculiar looks as

a clue why until she heard Seth’s voice from across the

“Aurelia, over here.”

colleagues looked at her enviously as she turned to see Seth, looking sharp in a suit, holding a

her. All her emotional investment into their three–year relationship

new car.

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

the romantic. How can us single folks endure

chorus of gasps echoed around

goodness, Aurelia. You’re so lucky. Seth bought you a car. I

all, I love

appeared deeply affectionate, his gaze signaled for Aurelia to

Aurelia remained silent.

feeling angry,

search of opportunity, had proposed to Aurelia,

well.

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

was already dead to him and he was

lied that he had spent 30,000 dollars on a

their breakup, they would criticize her

commotion, Aurelia sidestepped

faltered and he

games. I came here to apologize in person today. Don’t push your luck. There are so many

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

Aurelia felt an unusual sense

she thought she was

Aurelia countered, “Seth,

I’m your exclusive driver from.

by the romantic scene,

whose name is on

Silence fell.

his lips

amiss and urged, “Seth, didn’t you buy the car for Aurelia? Show it to us. Let’s see whose name

face turned ashen

he insists on saying it’s for me. Well then, let’s transfer the ownership tomorrow,

gazes toward him changed. Not wanting to embarrass

saying that, he scowled

go too far. Besides me, who else would dare to marry someone like

clenched her teeth, her almond–shaped eyes veiled with

anyone like you. Since you don’t want a

c me to spare your

“You…”

Seth could respond, Aurelia

and I have

walked away towards the

with

ready to call it quits just because I won’t lend you a hundred grand? What about

could only chalk it up to bad

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

Aurelia didn’t want

the horn of a car

driver rolled down

need to go. Can

We?

back seat, but the specially tinted glass made it impossible for her to

and she

away, the