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.”

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

the phone, irritated by his voice, wanting

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

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

a significant sacrifice, he reacted explosively, displaying heightened sensitivity

but now she realized she was the

so she hung up and blocked

Turning

here?” She asked in

mom told me to pick

was calm,

go check the windows and

She had claimed it was to check things,

witness her in a chaotic

gaze coldly scanned the

was a bit dated, but this house was small yet valuable as it was in

place, Aurelia still seemed unsatisfied,

car, he wouldn’t have believed that a woman could be such

how well she played her role before him

kitchen, reaching out

go,” she

Turning, he saw her struggling with the

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

suitcases

ignored her and walked directly to the elevator. Wanting to avoid any

3-4

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

she persevered until they reached

the suitcases, she immediately

can do it myself…”

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

sure how much time

head made it difficult to

saw her surroundings. She was in the

“You’re awake.”

something on his phone, not bothering to look at

“What happened?” Aurelia asked.

glancing at his phone with a

screen. It was filled with work data she

genuinely busy, making her wonder why he was

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

hadn’t fully recovered. Weak in the limbs, she collapsed before making it past