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

to prepare a proper meal, she settled for

Leslie’s ethereal face unexpectedly

the struggles of a working person who had

briskly made her way

an hour later, Leslie

him to pause.

of the room. The lingering scent of food in the

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

women who knew

his shoes, Leslie left the house

Aurelia entered the office, the company

she quickly

a head full of only those few words from the materials, she decided

agencies in Seacester, with over a decade

had all been turned down by the

kind of opening banquet

through the documents, Aurelia noticed that the liaison

online to

but he didn’t stop her from seeking information from someone else, Aurelia, noting the time was 8:30 am, a suitable time to start the workday, decided to call

how many times she called,

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

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

you’ve outdone 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 with just one dinner,

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

leaning on Aurelia’s

cleavage drew

of wiping the desk, gently pushed Kimberly’s soft

I heard. Staying late chatting with

words suggested that Kimberly might have

glances with

flaunting, had fans and critics. Some

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

cup and replied, “Whether it’s a waste of time or

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

it wasn’t urgent to come up with a

up, doing

must put in extra effort to secure this

coffee, energizing herself, ready to meet this manager, Jason, in