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.

on such a meager fare, which was

meal, she settled for a simple

Leslie’s

thought, she prepared breakfast for him, acknowledging the

am, Aurelia briskly made

an hour

him to pause.

the room. The lingering scent

there was an additional presence in the house, but seeing

appreciated women who

shoes, Leslie left the house

the office, the company was still relatively

the stagnant strategic plan for One Technology, she quickly sat down and opened her computer to gather her

while with a head full of only those few words from the materials, she decided to check

some of the top advertising agencies in Seacester, with over

been turned down by the owner of One

banquet did the

liaison for this collaboration was Jason, the

to look up Jason’s

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

matter how many times she

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

up so early? There’s no need to push yourself so

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

studied abroad, so we had a lot to discuss. You guys wouldn’t understand. We chatted until midnight, still feeling like there was

Aurelia’s desk,

pristine cleavage drew

smiled back and, using the excuse of wiping the

chatting with

Kimberly

nearby shared amused glances with

had fans and critics. Some of them adored

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

a waste of time or not,

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

to say that it wasn’t urgent to come up with

uncle backing her up, doing everything a

must put in extra effort to

in mind, she took a sip of her coffee,