Menantu Pahlawan Negara by Sarjana

Chapter 96

But wasn’t life just a series of small things? Crushing someone’s feelings did not always require a catastrophic event. Sometimes, it was just the accumulation of little straws.

When Aurelia came to her senses, Leslie had already finished washing the dishes and walked

out.

“Are you planning to go like this?” He wiped his hands and asked.

Aurelia lowered her head to look at her work uniform and quickly stood up.

“Wait a moment, I’ll go change.”

She rushed back to her room and took out a ginger–yellow dress from her closet. This dress had been a gift from her mother, and she treasured it, rarely wearing it. Today, she had no idea why she thought of it.

When she thought about changing her clothes, the first thing that came to mind was this dress. Her mother had given it to her, saying it would look beautiful on her fair skin.

In fact, it was true; she would draw a lot of attention wearing it.

But why did she suddenly think of it? Was it because of Leslie?

Soon, Aurelia shook her head to dismiss the thought that shouldn’t have crossed her mind. It was probably because her mother was having surgery tomorrow that she thought of the dress.

After changing into the dress, she tied her hair into a bun. It was hot lately, and this hairstyle felt more refreshing.

out of her room and

I’m ready.”

Leslie, who was sitting on the couch, casually lifted his gaze. His eyes couldn’t

other than her work uniform. It wasn’t an exceptionally fancy outfit; it was a style many young

a round–neck long dress, but

fair skin appeared even more radiant against the ginger–yellow fabric. The round neckline emphasized her delicate collarbones, while the dress’s length revealed the slimmest part of

and a few stray strands of hair

was she,

she wore her work uniform. But

cautiously, “What’s wrong? Is it not nice? I can change back if

“This is fine. There’s no need to change.”

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away those ugly, old–fashioned work uniforms that made her look

was being overly meddlesome–when did he become so concerned about what other people

furrowed his brows and headed toward the entrance.

sneakers from the closet, ready to put them on, and Leslie’s brow nearly creased into one.

yellow dress paired with black sneakers was a combination that even

Aurelia clearly didn’t catch his

“Hmm.”

being too nosy. Why did he care so