Menantu Pahlawan Negara by Sarjana

Chapter 10

Aurelia opened the door slightly, extending a hand to push out a copy of the agreement without stepping out from her room.

“Sorry about your coat. My wet hair got on it. I’ll wash and return it tomorrow.”

“And the clothes you left on the sofa should be done in the washing machine. Dry them yourself.”

“Oh, if you have any secrets you find hard to share, I’ve organized events for hospitals before so I know many doctors. I can introduce you.

Leslie hesitated. A hidden secret? Did he seem like the kind of person involved in such matters?

Just as he was about to inquire, Aurelia’s bedroom door had already closed.

Well, should he bother explaining to her what a hidden secret meant?

Leslie turned towards the laundry room on the balcony, opened the washing machine, and found it filled with clothes Daniel had bought to create chaos.

Displeased, Leslie took out the clothes, preparing to throw them away, and a pair of underwear fell out.

Leslie finally understood what Aurelia meant by a hidden secret.

It seemed Daniel was asking to be fired.

Leslie angrily threw all the clothes into the trash bin.

On his way back to the room, he passed the guest bathroom.

Earlier, Aurelia mentioned the shower in the guest bathroom was broken, and he always felt she was just making excuses.

Leslie, almost involuntarily, entered the guest bathroom, turned on the shower, and found not drop of water coming from the overhead.

After inspection, he realized there was a problem with the water pipe. Such an issue couldn’t be intentional, so Aurelia didn’t lie to him.

Which of her statements were true, and which were false?

At 6:00 am, Aurelia reflexively woke up to her alarm. She stretched and quietly headed to the kitchen after a quick wash–up.

Aurelia habitually opened the fridge to minimize her presence and avoid encounters with Leslie.

However, she was puzzled by its sparse contents–just a few eggs and half a bag of toast.

person. He was sustaining himself on such a meager fare,

proper meal, she settled for a simple egg

Leslie’s ethereal face unexpectedly crossing

prepared breakfast for him, acknowledging the struggles

briskly made her way

hour later,

him to pause.

scent of food in

but seeing the vanished shoes at the

who knew when to

shoes, Leslie left the house without a backward

office, the company was

the stagnant strategic plan for One Technology, she quickly sat down and

few words from the materials, she decided to check which companies had

with over a decade of planning experience

turned down by

banquet did the owner

documents, Aurelia noticed that the liaison for this collaboration was Jason, the manager from

went online to look up

he didn’t stop her from seeking information from someone else, Aurelia,

many times she called, it

trickling into the office, laughing and chatting, with

no need to push

outdone me. You swiftly secured Mr. Lynch, the manager in charge of this collaboration. I heard he’s leading

abroad, so we had a lot to discuss. You guys wouldn’t understand. We chatted until midnight, still feeling like there was more to discuss. It seems conversations

leaning on Aurelia’s

cleavage drew

using the excuse of wiping the desk, gently pushed Kimberly’s soft

chatting with him–his

words suggested that Kimberly might have crossed a

nearby shared amused glances

fans and critics. Some of them adored her, while others enjoyed watching the

Aurelia. “Aurelia, I know you feel uneasy, but that’s how the world works. Connections are resources. So, I think you better not

it’s a waste of time or not, the final moment

me!” She said, pushing past Kimberly. Heading to the water dispenser, she poured herself a cup of

be deceiving to say that it wasn’t urgent to come up

had her influential uncle backing her up,

put in extra effort to

her coffee, energizing herself, ready to meet this