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 feelings for you. You know that, right?”

her grip on the phone, irritated by his

that. How about you transfer

this? Do you think I can’t find someone else without you? Just wait and

make a significant sacrifice, he reacted explosively, displaying

gains and losses, but now

so she hung up

the same time, footsteps approached behind her. Turning around,

here?”

me

calm, devoid

I’ll go check the windows and gas,”

had claimed it was to check things, but in reality, she wanted to

didn’t want others to witness her in

the room, Leslie’s gaze coldly scanned the

small yet valuable as it was in a

still seemed

her ex–boyfriend for a car, he wouldn’t have believed that a

how well she played her role

moment, Aurelia emerged from the kitchen, reaching

go,” she

struggling with

disliked her, as a grown man, he saw no need

suitcases and

her and walked directly to the elevator. Wanting to avoid

3-4

and not eating anything made

persevered until they

with the suitcases, she immediately stepped

do it myself…”

her before she could finish her

much time had passed

her head made it difficult to open

eyes and saw her surroundings.

“You’re awake.”

on his phone, not

“What happened?” Aurelia asked.

his phone with

was filled

busy, making

asking Leslie to help fetch her a glass of water, but she

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