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.”

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

on the phone, irritated by his voice, wanting to get rid

don’t know that. How about you transfer the car ownership to me, and I’ll

Are you deliberately doing this? Do you think I can’t

had to make a significant sacrifice, he reacted explosively,

about gains and losses, but now she realized

didn’t want to hear him babble, so

the same time, footsteps approached behind her. Turning

here?” She asked

me to

calm, devoid of

a moment, I’ll go check the

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

want others to witness her in a chaotic

the room, Leslie’s gaze

decor was a bit dated, but this house was small yet

Aurelia still seemed unsatisfied,

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

admire how well she

from the kitchen, reaching out to

let’s go,”

her struggling with

saw no need to make

watched as he took the suitcases

her and walked directly to the elevator. Wanting to avoid any trouble, Aurelia silently

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fluctuating emotions throughout the day and not eating anything made

persevered until they reached Leslie’s

with the suitcases, she immediately stepped

can do

her sentence, and her body

much time

made it difficult to

rubbed her eyes and saw her surroundings. She was

“You’re awake.”

his phone, not

“What happened?” Aurelia asked.

glancing at his phone with a slight

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

was genuinely busy, making her

fetch her a glass of water, but she dispelled

fully recovered. Weak in the limbs, she collapsed before making it past the edge of