Chapter 15 Was It Really That Fast

He was stunned for several minutes. That fast?

Then, filled with some doubt about life, he posed a question: Aurelia?

There was no response..

Gordon stared at his phone, waiting another ten minutes.

Finished

After not receiving any messages from Aurelia on WhatsApp, Gordon let out a long sigh of relief. Thankfully, he had just been overthinking. There was no way his boss could have recovered that quickly.

Aurelia was unaware of the turmoil in Gordon’s heart. After she finished her bath, she was already on the verge of sleep.

After asking Matthew whether he slept on the left or right side of the bed, she promptly lay down.

on it.

Before going to sleep, when setting the phone to silent mode, she noticed a friend request from Gordon, she accepted it and then tossed the phone aside.

Matthew, holding his clothes, entered the bathroom. As he was about to close the door, he noticed that Aurelia had already closed her eyes and fallen asleep.

He was somewhat taken aback. Pretending to sleep?

He thought she played the part convincingly, showing some acting skills. Anyone unaware might have thought she had a background in performance arts.

Half an hour later, when he emerged from the bathroom, dressed to the nines, he found that Aurelia was still in the same sleeping position as before..

In his heart, he thought she could last quite long.

Suddenly, a woman appeared on the bed, and he was truly unaccustomed to it.

After lying down on the bed, the woman beside him remained motionless.

At the same time, the sound of even breathing fell into his ears.

His face suddenly fell. She had actually fallen asleep! When he composed himself to turn off the light, he noticed two pillows placed in the middle of the bed, dividing the large bed into two halves. The boundary was as clear, causing his cold eyebrows to immediately rise.

Is she guarding against me? Matthew pursed his thin lips. She’s overthinking and overdoing it!

Even if she were to undress completely in front of him, he wouldn’t spare her a second glance,

Matthew had a dreamless night.

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he woke up, he initially thought

when he saw a ray of sunlight filtering in through the slightly ajar window

turned over, waking up from

eyes and saw Matthew sitting in

had some trouble adjusting to her

at

lingered on Aurelia’s porcelain–white face for a moment. “Good

go change my clothes first,” Aurelia said as she got off

of bed, first putting on his wristwatch. He casually

two of them went to wash their faces, one after the

almost simultaneously, they

gotten up yet, she had been waiting from five–thirty until seven–thirty. The longer she waited,

Matthew too well. As a child, he had no issues, but as he grew up, he

with Aurelia and being able to sleep until that moment was quite rare! Waking up at that time in the past would only be possible due

the two descending the stairs together, she couldn’t help but smile broadly as she

better, Grandma?” Aurelia was

about me, Grandma,” said Mabel, afraid that Aurelia would worry

would persist for as

and Aurelia truly achieved their goal. Did Matthew think I was unaware that their marriage wasn’t real? I’m

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faded. “It seems like

okay.” Matthew deliberately ignored the teasing look in his own

ten last night, didn’t you? You slept until after seven. That’s almost a week’s worth of sleep in one night, isn’t it?” Mabel simply couldn’t stand his icy cold expression. Afier nearly ten hours of sleep,

Why’s Grandma saying

hearing what Mabel had said, Aurelia turned her gaze toward Matthew. Was his

it, but she didn’t pay much attention at the time. Hearing it firsthand, she was genuinely taken aback.

mentioned that she didn’t remember the acupoints from yesterday. Could you come back tonight and demonstrate them for her again?” Mabel asked

course, Grandma,” Aurelia readily

acupoints on the head, which was hard to

draw a diagram, marking

increasingly felt that she was cunning, not only trying to please his grandmother but also seeking

he should have asked Gordon to investigate Aurelia and her boyfriend

potentially need to

with unclear intentions to stay by his grandmother’s

received his certificate, he lacked

parking her car, she picked up

did he notice the WhatsApp message on her

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