Menantu Pahlawan Negara by Sarjana

Chapter 38

Aurelia was taken aback by the messages. She wondered if Seth was telling others that they were getting married.

“You’ve misunderstood. Seth and I broke up. I felt something was off with him, so I wanted to clarify with you,” she explained.

“No way! Just a few days back, he assured the manager that marriage with you was imminent. He even mentioned obtaining the household registration soon. The manager was already preparing his promotion application upon hearing that!”

So, the reason why Seth had bowed to pressure was to marry her quickly and secure residency. It was quite the scheme..

“Aurelia, did you fight with Seth? Couples fight, you know. He even sacrificed meals and only ate instant noodles recently to save for the 98–thousand–dollar watch he wanted to buy for

you.

“It shows his sincerity. Have a good talk with him so you guys can work it out,” the colleague. advised.

Haha, that watch? It must be the fake one Seth had given out at the Dating Club.

He had blamed Aurelia for that and played the victim in front of everyone. If word got out about their breakup, she would surely face the brunt of the blame.

Yet, Seth now appeared to be the lovesick fool.

rubbed her forehead and sighed. She wished that

displays of affection. Now that they had split, she realized the depth of her naivety.

love did seem to

She would not allow Seth to use public opinion to silence her anymore. Swiftly, she

received it. We broke

I reached out to you. As his friend, please advise him not

to

Haha.” He seemed

ended. As expected, tomorrow’s headlines would likely revolve around Seth’s attempt to leverage his ex–girlfriend

opinion? It

gossip.

marriage for a

Chapter 38

we’ve arrived,” the driver reminded

“Alright, thank you.”

code, Aurelia stepped out of

If it were not for Seth’s interference, she would

and pushed the cart into the supermarket. Fresh produce was scarce at this hour. Hence, she

that she had forgotten to ask Leslie about his food preferences. She

rest.

reached for her phone to call Leslie. However, she hesitated as she did