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

phone, irritated by his

about you transfer

deliberately doing this? Do you think I can’t find someone else

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

gains and losses, but now she realized she was the only one adhering to

to hear him babble, so she hung up

behind her. Turning around, she saw Leslie push open. the half–closed

are you here?” She

mom told me to pick you

calm,

a moment, I’ll go check the windows and

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

witness her in a

room, Leslie’s gaze coldly scanned

this house was small yet valuable

a place, Aurelia still seemed unsatisfied, her mind preoccupied with thoughts of

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

help but admire how well she played her role

the kitchen, reaching out to grab

go,”

her struggling with the suitcases and extended

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

watched as he took the suitcases

the elevator. Wanting to avoid

3-4

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

until they reached Leslie’s

with the

can do it

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

sure how much time had passed when she regained

made

and saw her

“You’re awake.”

something on his

“What happened?” Aurelia asked.

Leslie replied, glancing at his phone with a slight

screen. It was filled with work data she

genuinely busy, making her wonder why he

her a glass of water,

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