Menantu Pahlawan Negara by Sarjana

Chapter 15

expression.

Truly hypocritical.

Leslie’s gaze cooled. He gave a perfunctory “Mm,” attempting to bypass Aurelia.

Unexpectedly, as he turned, Aurelia placed her bag on the table, poured a glass of water, and handed it to him.

Simultaneously, she took away the red wine.

“It’s normal to encounter problems at work. You’re a capable person. There’s no need to pressure yourself so much. Drinking harms your body. Drink some water and go to bed early,” she advised.

Leslie stared at the water in his hand, glancing at Aurelia.

For the first time, someone spoke to him like this.

Everyone around him took his excellence for granted.

Feeling uneasy under Leslie’s gaze, Aurelia considered ending the conversation and going to bed.

Perhaps she had spoken too much?

Or should she change the topic and bid him good night?

She cleared her throat, “Goodnight.”

She immediately turned around.

alt dizzy

However, whether it was a sudden turn or due to excessive blood loss, she and stumbled directly into Leslie’s arms.

The cup of water in Leslie’s hand splashed, moistening his shirt.

The damp fabric stuck tightly to his body, outlining his well–defined abdominal muscles. through the material.

Aurelia instinctively reached out and braced herself against his chest.

“Mr. Synder, I…”

Just as she was about to explain, her forehead was gently pushed away by his long fingertips.

“Quit playing games.”

She was left speechless.

As her dizziness subsided, Leslie had already returned to the room.

She sneered. This man was truly devoid of common courtesy.

Back in the room, Aurelia collapsed onto the bed, her arm throbbing faintly.

head and noticed bruises where the

Florence and her daughter being safe, she believed it was all

drifted off

morning, Aurelia overslept due to

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haste, Aurelia noticed

the guest bathroom for a quick wash, only to find

no other option, she used a basin to store warm water for

way out, she called Zachary, explaining

technology expo.

Zachary readily agreed.

ceremony had concluded, and it

was already there, Aurelia decided to explore the expo thoroughly, hoping to

expo was

the exhibition booths, approaching novel technologies to

the expo hall was

service robots

may I help you

the women’s restroom?”

you. Walk one hundred meters straight ahead, turn left fifty meters, and then proceed down the corridor on the left

Aurelia

“You’re welcome.”

she might delve into the robot’s workings if she weren’t

the robot’s directions, Aurelia exited the exhibition hall through a side door and, turning left, pushed open the metal door to

“Ah!!!”

so startled

men with their backs to her. The crucial point was that the person in

hands, and his face turned dark upon seeing Aurelia suddenly

you still looking at?” He

Aurelia’s eyes with his slightly cold and damp hand, pulling her

and moist, Aurelia’s

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only when they were

coincidence,” she stammered as

so,”

such a coincidental

have followed him, deliberately creating this

expected her to be

gaze, Aurelia understood his suspicion

the wrong directions! I didn’t know you were inside. No, I mean, I wouldn’t have entered even if

even redder, as she really needed to use

Wait for

notebook to Leslie and entered

restroom.

hesitated, looking down at the

records about the technology

were even some parts where she had made mistakes and marked them

no time for her