Menantu Pahlawan Negara by Sarjana

Chapter 7

“Aurelia, have you moved in with Leslie? I called because I was afraid Leslie might have scared you away,” Linda half–jokingly remarked.

“Mom, I promised you, and I won’t go back on my word. Don’t worry. I’ll go back and pack up right away.”

Aurelia could sense Linda’s keen interest in her marriage to Leslie.

She didn’t want to disappoint the person who had saved her life. However, she wasn’t sure what Leslie thought about their marriage.

“Okay, be careful on the way. If anything happens, just look for Leslie,” Linda said as she finally smiled.

“Okay.”

After hanging up the phone, Aurelia dismissed the idea of buying something to eat and decided to take a taxi home.

The evening hadn’t set in, and she had to act swiftly.

Upon reaching home, she started packing her bags.

Besides daily necessities, she had only a few sets of work clothes and casual wear. After packing a large and a small suitcase, she looked around her home.

A family photo from several years ago still hung on the wall. She was held in her parents‘ arms, and they all smiled with squinted eyes.

Unfortunately, those carefree days were gone.

She walked to the table and touched her father’s memorial tablet.

“Dad, rest assured, I will save Mom and take care of our home.”

“Oh, by the way, Dad, I’m married now. Not to Seth. So, you don’t need to give him your blessings anymore. It’s not worth it. My husband is a… handsome programmer. Don’t worry. He’s not bald. He’s quite decent.”

As she finished speaking, her phone rang again. It was an unfamiliar number.

After a moment of hesitation, she answered, only to hear Seth’s reproachful voice.

“Aurelia, you actually blocked me? Are you feeling guilty?”

Hearing this, Aurelia rolled her eyes.

“Seth, I made myself clear yesterday. We no longer have any connection.”

“Aurelia, come on, isn’t it just about the hundred thousand dollars? I have my own challenges, too. I’m the only child in my family and bear the weight of everything. If I hand over the money to you, what about my parents?” Seth explained.

“That’s why I don’t want it anymore. I’m hanging up. Don’t call me again.”

a misunderstanding. What I said was out of anger. I do have

grip on the phone, irritated by his voice,

that. How about you transfer the car ownership to me, and I’ll

I

a significant sacrifice, he reacted explosively, displaying heightened sensitivity to

shouldn’t be about gains and losses, but now she realized she was the only

babble, so she hung

same time, footsteps approached behind her. Turning around, she saw Leslie

here?”

mom told me to

calm,

go check the

she entered the kitchen. She had claimed it was to check things,

witness her in a chaotic

Leslie’s gaze

bit dated, but this house was small

seemed unsatisfied, her mind preoccupied with

car, he wouldn’t have believed that a woman could be such a gold digger–asking

admire how well she played her role

from the kitchen, reaching

let’s go,” she

with

a grown man, he saw no need to make things difficult for a

he took the suitcases and expressed her gratitude, “Thank

to the elevator. Wanting to avoid any trouble, Aurelia silently followed him into

3-4

emotions throughout the day and not

she persevered until they reached Leslie’s

help her with the suitcases, she immediately stepped

do

could finish her sentence, and her body

how much time had passed

head made it difficult

she rubbed her eyes and saw her surroundings. She was

“You’re awake.”

his phone, not bothering to look at

“What happened?” Aurelia asked.

replied, glancing at his phone with

was filled with work

evident that Leslie was genuinely busy, making her wonder

of water,

hadn’t fully recovered. Weak in the limbs, she collapsed before making it past the edge of the bed. Fortunately, Leslie’s quick reaction prevented