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.

bruises where the blood had

daughter being safe, she believed it was all

drifted off to sleep

morning, Aurelia overslept due

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in haste, Aurelia noticed Leslie

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

option, she used a basin

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

technology expo.

Zachary readily agreed.

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

already there, Aurelia decided to explore

this expo was undoubtedly the most

approaching novel technologies to inquire about their potential application in

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

spotted mobile service robots moving about the

help you with anything?” the robot

is the women’s restroom?”

one hundred meters straight ahead, turn left fifty meters, and then

you,” Aurelia

“You’re welcome.”

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

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

“Ah!!!”

was so

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

was washing his hands, and his face turned dark

looking at?” He spoke in a low

his slightly cold and damp hand, pulling

hand was chilly and moist, Aurelia’s face

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was only when they were outside

a coincidence,” she

think so,” Leslie coldly

couldn’t believe such a coincidental event could occur in this

him,

hadn’t expected her

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

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

Synder… Wait for

Aurelia handed her notebook to Leslie and entered

restroom.

looking down at the

records about

had made

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