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.

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

to prepare a proper meal, she settled

a bite, Aurelia found Leslie’s ethereal

him, acknowledging the struggles of a working person

briskly made

an hour

him to pause.

lingering scent of food in the

presence in the house, but seeing the vanished shoes at the doorway, he knew Aurelia had

appreciated women who knew when

shoes, Leslie left the

entered the office, the company was

stagnant strategic plan for One Technology, she quickly

a while with a head full of only those few words from

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

turned down

kind of opening banquet did the owner

Aurelia noticed that the liaison for this collaboration was Jason, the

online to look

someone else, Aurelia, noting the time was 8:30 am, a suitable time to start the

many times she

into the office, laughing and

you’re up so early? There’s no need to push yourself so hard. You make me

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

lot to discuss. You guys wouldn’t understand. We chatted until midnight, still feeling like

Aurelia’s

cleavage drew

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

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

words suggested that Kimberly might have crossed a

shared amused glances with a

her love of flaunting, had fans and critics. Some of them adored her, while others enjoyed watching the drama

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

waste of time or

the water dispenser, she poured herself a cup of coffee and stood at the

it wasn’t urgent to come up with

uncle backing her up, doing everything a

in

mind, she took a sip of her coffee, energizing herself, ready to meet this manager, Jason,