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

meal, she

Leslie’s ethereal face unexpectedly crossing

for him, acknowledging the struggles of

7:30 am, Aurelia briskly made her way to the

an hour later, Leslie

him to pause.

of the room. The lingering scent

but seeing the vanished

who

on his shoes, Leslie left the

Aurelia entered the office, the company was

about the stagnant strategic plan for One Technology, she quickly sat

those few words from the materials, she decided to check which companies had their proposals rejected

over a decade

turned down

opening banquet did

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

immediately went online to

didn’t stop her from seeking information from someone else, Aurelia, noting the time was 8:30 am, a suitable

no matter how many times she called, it went

colleagues started trickling into the office, laughing and chatting,

to push yourself so hard. You make me feel

me. You swiftly secured Mr. Lynch, the manager in charge of this collaboration. I heard he’s leading this project, and you managed to clinch it

and I both studied 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

on Aurelia’s

pristine cleavage drew

back and, using the excuse of wiping the desk, gently

late chatting with him–his wife must be pretty chill?”

words suggested that Kimberly might have crossed a

glances with a

known for her love of flaunting, had fans and critics. Some of

uneasy, but that’s how the world works. Connections are resources. So, I think you better not waste your time. Spare some time

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

past Kimberly. Heading to the water dispenser, she poured herself a cup of coffee and stood at the pantry, gazing into

that it wasn’t

uncle backing her up, doing everything a step

in extra

coffee, energizing herself, ready to