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 the blood had been

thinking of Florence and her daughter being

drifted off to sleep

next morning, Aurelia overslept due to

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in haste, Aurelia noticed Leslie had

the guest bathroom for a quick wash, only to find that the showerhead was

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

her way out, she called Zachary, explaining her intention to seek

technology expo.

Zachary readily agreed.

reaching the expo, she found that the opening ceremony had concluded,

decided to

advice about their boss’s preference for professionalism, this expo was undoubtedly the

novel technologies to inquire about their potential application in her

use the restroom, she realized the expo hall was

mobile service robots moving

I help you with anything?”

women’s restroom?” Aurelia

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

Aurelia

“You’re welcome.”

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

exhibition hall through a side door and, turning left,

“Ah!!!”

inside, Aurelia was so

backs to her. The crucial point was that the person in front was none other than…

washing his hands, and his face turned dark upon

are you still looking at?” He spoke in a

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

Leslie’s hand was chilly and moist, Aurelia’s

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when they were outside that Leslie

coincidence,” she stammered

so,”

a coincidental event could occur in this

must have followed him, deliberately creating this

her to be so

his suspicion and quickly

The robot gave me the wrong directions! I didn’t know you were inside.

redder,

Synder… Wait for

Aurelia handed her notebook to Leslie

restroom.

looking down

indeed contained Aurelia’s records about the

parts where she had made mistakes

there was no time for her to follow him. Could it be