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 a

she settled for a simple egg

bite, Aurelia found Leslie’s ethereal face unexpectedly crossing

breakfast for him, acknowledging the struggles of

to leave by 7:30 am, Aurelia briskly made

an hour

him to pause.

the room. The lingering scent of

in the house, but seeing the vanished shoes at the

who

his shoes, Leslie left the house without

the office, the company

One Technology, she quickly sat down and opened her computer to gather her

head full of only those few words from the

with over a decade of planning experience and a history

been turned down by the

opening banquet did the

noticed that the liaison for this collaboration was Jason,

immediately went online to look up Jason’s

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

no matter how many times

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

so early? There’s no need to push yourself so hard.

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

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 to discuss. It seems conversations flow

on Aurelia’s desk, laughed

pristine cleavage

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

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

suggested that Kimberly might have crossed

amused glances with a hint of

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

“Aurelia, I know you feel uneasy, but that’s how the world works. Connections are resources. So, I

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

dispenser, she poured herself

say that it wasn’t urgent to come

had her influential uncle backing her up,

nothing comparable, Aurelia must put in

of her coffee, energizing herself, ready