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.

noticed bruises where the

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

drifted off to

Aurelia

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room in haste, Aurelia noticed Leslie had

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

basin

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

technology expo.

Zachary readily agreed.

upon reaching the expo, she found that the opening ceremony had concluded, and it seemed she

to

this expo was undoubtedly the

novel technologies to inquire about

the need to use the restroom, she realized the expo hall was vast, and she walked for five minutes

service robots moving about the

help you with anything?” the

women’s restroom?”

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

Aurelia

“You’re welcome.”

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

a side door and, turning left, pushed open the metal door to the

“Ah!!!”

was so startled

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

was washing his hands, and his face turned dark upon seeing Aurelia

at?” He spoke in a

slightly cold and damp hand,

was chilly and moist, Aurelia’s face was

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was only when they were outside that

coincidence,” she stammered as

don’t think so,”

believe such a coincidental event

him, deliberately creating this

her

Aurelia understood his suspicion and

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

spoke, her face turned even redder, as she really needed

Synder… Wait for

words, Aurelia handed her notebook to Leslie and entered the

restroom.

looking down at the

indeed contained Aurelia’s records about

where she had made mistakes and marked

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