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, which was

proper meal, she settled for

found Leslie’s ethereal face unexpectedly crossing her

breakfast for him, acknowledging the

am, Aurelia briskly made her way to the subway

an hour later,

him to pause.

lingering scent of food in the air

seeing the vanished

who

on his shoes, Leslie left the

entered the office, the company was still

quickly sat down and

while with a head full of only those few words from the materials,

top advertising agencies in Seacester, with over a decade of planning experience

been turned down by the owner of One

opening banquet did the

noticed that the liaison for

immediately went online to

didn’t stop her from seeking information from someone else, Aurelia, noting the time was

no matter how many times

moment, colleagues started trickling into the office, laughing and chatting, with Kimberly

There’s no need to push yourself so hard.

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

said. Mr. Lynch 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

Aurelia’s desk, laughed

pristine cleavage

of wiping the desk, gently pushed Kimberly’s soft

taken, I heard. Staying late chatting with him–his wife must be pretty

Kimberly might have crossed

amused glances with

for her love of flaunting, had fans and critics. Some of them adored her, while others

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

and replied, “Whether it’s a waste of time or not,

She said, pushing past Kimberly. Heading to the water dispenser, she poured herself a

to say that it

uncle backing her up, doing everything

comparable, Aurelia must put in extra effort to

her coffee, energizing