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.

turned her head and noticed bruises where

her daughter being safe, she believed it was

drifted off to sleep

morning, Aurelia overslept due to

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leaving her room in haste, Aurelia noticed Leslie had already

entered the guest bathroom for a quick wash, only to

no other option, she used a basin

Zachary, explaining

technology expo.

Zachary readily agreed.

reaching the expo, she found that the opening ceremony had concluded, and it seemed she wouldn’t encounter Ian, the boss of

decided to explore the

expo

the exhibition booths, approaching novel technologies to inquire about

while, feeling the need to use the restroom, she realized the expo hall was vast,

she spotted mobile service robots moving about

help you with anything?”

the women’s restroom?”

fastest route for you. Walk one hundred meters straight ahead, turn left fifty meters, and then

Aurelia

“You’re welcome.”

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

“Ah!!!”

so startled that she froze

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

his face turned dark upon seeing

looking at?”

Aurelia’s eyes with his slightly cold and

chilly and moist, Aurelia’s face was

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were outside

Synder, what a coincidence,” she

think so,” Leslie coldly

believe such a coincidental event

must have followed him, deliberately creating this

her to be

gaze, Aurelia understood his suspicion and quickly explained,

for work! I didn’t intentionally go in. The robot gave me the wrong directions! I didn’t know you were inside. No, I mean, I wouldn’t have entered even if I

her face turned even redder, as she really needed to use

Wait for

handed her notebook to Leslie and entered the

restroom.

down at the

contained Aurelia’s records

had

timeline, there was no time for her to follow him. Could