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.”

event was just a misunderstanding. What I said was out of anger. I do have feelings for

tightened her grip on the phone, irritated by his voice, wanting to get

that. How about you transfer the car ownership to me,

this? Do you think I

a significant sacrifice, he reacted explosively, displaying heightened

thought love shouldn’t be about gains and losses, but now she

want to hear him babble, so she hung up and blocked the

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

are you here?”

told me to pick

voice was calm, devoid of any

moment, I’ll go check the

entered the kitchen. She had claimed it was to

witness her in a chaotic

the room, Leslie’s gaze coldly

small yet valuable

such a place, Aurelia still seemed unsatisfied, her

Leslie not overheard Aurelia asking her ex–boyfriend for a car, he wouldn’t have believed that a woman

she played her role before

from the kitchen, reaching

go,” she

with

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

suitcases and

walked directly to the elevator. Wanting to

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fluctuating emotions throughout the day and not

until they reached Leslie’s

the suitcases, she immediately stepped

do it myself…”

dizziness overwhelmed her before she could finish her sentence, and her body fell heavily

wasn’t sure how much time had passed

made it difficult to open

eyes and saw her surroundings.

“You’re awake.”

editing something on his phone, not bothering

“What happened?” Aurelia asked.

at his

the screen. It was filled with work data she

was evident that Leslie was genuinely busy, making her

to help fetch her a glass of water, but she

she collapsed before making it past the edge of the bed. Fortunately, Leslie’s quick reaction prevented her