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.”

social event was just a misunderstanding. What I said was out of anger. I do have feelings for you. You know that, right?” Seth

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

transfer the car ownership to me, and I’ll believe

Do you think I can’t find someone

a significant sacrifice, he reacted explosively, displaying

now she realized she was the only one adhering to this

want to hear him babble, so she hung up

her. Turning around, she saw Leslie

here?”

me to

voice was calm, devoid

I’ll go check the windows and gas,”

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

witness her

room, Leslie’s gaze coldly

this house was small yet valuable as it was in a good

living in such a place, Aurelia still seemed unsatisfied, her mind preoccupied

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

admire how well she played her role

kitchen, reaching out to

go,”

Turning, he saw her struggling with the suitcases and extended his hand

saw no need to make things difficult

suitcases and expressed

Wanting to avoid any trouble,

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emotions throughout the day and not eating anything made Aurelia’s

persevered until they

Leslie help her with the suitcases, she

do it myself…”

her before she could finish her sentence, and her

time had

intense light above her head made it difficult to open

saw

“You’re awake.”

on his phone, not

“What happened?” Aurelia asked.

at his phone

the screen. It was filled with work data she couldn’t

was evident that Leslie was genuinely busy, making her wonder

about asking Leslie to help fetch her a glass of water, but she dispelled the idea and tried to do it

making it past