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.

He was sustaining himself on such a meager fare, which was a

to prepare a proper meal, she settled for

found Leslie’s ethereal face

the struggles

Aurelia briskly made her way to the subway

hour later,

him to pause.

room. The lingering scent

then realized there was an additional presence in the house, but seeing the vanished shoes at the doorway, he

appreciated women who

Leslie left the house without

entered the office, the company was still

she quickly sat

while with a head full of only those few words from the materials, she decided to check which companies had their proposals rejected last

agencies in Seacester, with over a

had all been turned down by the owner of

opening banquet did the owner

through the documents, Aurelia noticed that the liaison for this collaboration

to look up

from seeking information from someone else, Aurelia, noting the time was 8:30 am,

no matter how many times she

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

There’s no need to push yourself so hard. You make me

the manager in charge of this collaboration. I heard he’s leading this project, and

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 conversations flow easily with people on

leaning on Aurelia’s desk,

cleavage drew

using the excuse of wiping the

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

Kimberly might have crossed

nearby shared amused glances

Some

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

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

she poured

to say that it

her influential uncle backing her up, doing

comparable, Aurelia must put in extra effort to secure this

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