Chapter 30The more Seth talked, the angrier he became. He slammed his phone on the couch.Rosa quickly stood up from the couch and patted Seth on his back. There was a confident smile spreading across her face.“Don’t get angry. Do we have to believe that Aurelia’s married if she says so? Her mother is still in a comatose state. Who would dare to marry her?“I’ve asked someone to pry about it. Her mother’s illness is not a trivial one, and the surgical risk is high. If anything happened during the surgery, she could lose both her mother and all the money spent.”“Even if her mother wakes up from the coma, they still need a lot of money for rehabilitation. Now, she’s asking you for money to give to her parents. What if she takes all our money in the future? If we don’t crack the whip on her now, she won’t be obedient after she is married into our family.”As Seth listened, he thought Rosa’s statement actually made sense.He asked, “But what if Aurelia insisted that she was married? I have an opportunity to get a promotion now. But, my manager said it’s easier to get promoted if I have a local household registration. I promised him that I would get my household registration soon.”“What if Aurelia doesn’t want to marry me? Who else could get me a household registration? This is all the gold digger from the dating club’s fault. If she hadn’t accused me, I wouldn’t have to go back to beg Aurelia.”“I’ll blow Aurelia off for the next month and see how she handles her temper. What’s wrong with women nowadays? All they know is money. Don’t they know how to be thrifty?”He was even more pissed to speak of the dating club. Not only was his 30 thousand dollars. poured down the drain, but they even kicked him out in public! He was so humiliated.Wasn’t it just a watch? The original watch cost 98 thousand dollars. The fake one was only 980 dollars. Didn’t the fake one tell the same time as the original one?Was it really important whether it was genuine or fake?All women were vain for sure!No one could be better than Aurelia about this. They had been together for three years and Aurelia never asked for any expensive gifts. She would be very happy to just have a good meal. during the holidays.Seth thought that it would be better for him to marry Aurelia. Not only was Aurelia a local with a household registration, but she was also a working woman with a salary.Rosa knew that Seth was annoyed, but she laughed lightly. There was canniness and calculation in her squinted eyes. “Seth, don’t worry. I have a way to let Aurelia marry you happily. There’s no way she would regret it as well.” “Mom, I’ll count on you for this. When Aurelia marries me, you should teach her how to be a good wife and a devoted mother. She can’t always be thinking about work. Every married woman’s job is to have children and take care of their parents–in–law. She’s too fussy,” Sethgrumbled.“Okay. When she marries into our family, I will never let her disobey you.”“Thanks, Mom. I know you always have lots of ways.” Seth smiled. Then he sat back on the couch to eat the peeled fruit that his mother had prepared.Aurelia was halfway done with her proposal before getting off work.She stretched herself and packed her things, then prepared to punch out with Millie.They met Kimberly and other colleagues at the elevator. But, Aurelia stepped aside to ignore them.She thought that with everything that had happened today with Mrs. Lynch, Kimberly wouldn’t want to talk to her anymore. But, she didn’t expect Kimberly to act so courteously in front of other colleagues.“Aurelia, I’m so sorry about what happened today. I shouldn’t have denounced you without clarifying the truth. As I said, you’ve been in a relationship with Seth for three years. How would you just find another man? You didn’t even care about a high–quality man like Mr. Lynch. So, you must’ve still been waiting for Seth to come back, right?”“Kimberly, stop talking nonsense! Aurelia had already broken up with Seth!” Millie retorted. “Well, they only broke up. It’s not like they’re bidding farewell. They can still get back together if they want to,” Kimberly said.Aurelia didn’t hurry to respond to Kimberly. She hadn’t figured out the reason for Kimberly’s sudden change of attitude.However, she noticed that there was a meaningful smile in the corner of Kimberly’s eye. It soon made her understand that it wouldn’t be simple for Kimberly to bring up Seth.When the elevator’s door opened, the receptionist from downstairs walked out. “Aurelia. Quick! Come downstairs and take a look. A woman who claims to be your mother–in–law has come looking for you.“My mother–in–law?”Could it be Linda? But it was very unlikely to be Linda. She had known Linda for a long time. Linda was always afraid of disturbing her work and would never come to her company just to look for her.So, she wouldn’t come to her company and claim to be her mother–in–law either.Could it be…Aurelia received a foreboding sense.
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Married in a Flash Embarking on the Journey to Wealth – Aurelia Simmons wants to borrow money from her boyfriend to pay for her ailing mother’s hospital bills. To her dismay, she finds out that her boyfriend’s waiting for her mother to die so that he can take advantage of her when she’s all alone. She breaks up with him without hesitation and instead marries a friend’s Sen.Aurelia initially thinks her husband is a workaholic programmer with a cold personality and a steady job. She expects them to keep their distance from each other after marriage.
Who would’ve expected him to become increasingly clingy the more time they spend with each other? In every important meeting, Aurelia sees her husband there. Did computer programmers have such wide job scopes nowadays? It’s only when an incredibly important president of a company goes on stage to give a speech at Seacester’s most prestigious business conference that Aurelia realizes the president looks exactly like her husband. When faced with another woman’s blatant seduction, the president shows off his wedding ring in front of all the cameras focused on him. “I’m married, so leave me alone.”Aurelia glared at his ring. Wasn’t that the one she’d given to him?It looked like she’d have to teach him a lesson for lying to her!
Chapter 28Some of the colleagues who couldn’t stand Kimberly began to snicker.Seeing that she didn’t have the upper hand, Kimberly said bitterly, “Aurelia, this isn’t the end. Don’t be too complacent.”“Likewise.”After giving her a response, Aurelia ignored Kimberly and looked down at her phone. What came into her view was the wedding photo she had taken with Leslie.As his handsome face lingered in her mind, she considered calling to ask if Leslie had helped her. Even if he hadn’t, she should be explaining such a huge matter to him as his wife.Thinking about it, Aurelia stood up and walked out of the office with her phone.Right after she had dialed Leslie’s number, a ringtone rang behind her. She immediately turned around, only to find Leslie standing behind her.“Les…”Just as she was about to speak, Leslie covered her mouth and pulled her into the corner.Meanwhile, Kimberly and her colleague exited the office.go:“That’s strange. I saw a man following Aurelia earlier when she came out. Where did he“Were you mistaken?” Kimberly turned and prepared to leave.“Impossible! She couldn’t have started a new relationship just after breaking up, could she? Otherwise, wouldn’t it mean that she is thriving both in love and work?”Just as her colleague finished speaking, Kimberly’s grim expression. Her colleague noticed it and immediately shut up.Kimberly bit her lip and seethed with hatred.Why had all the favorable matters occurred only to Aurelia? There’s no way Kimberly would let Aurelia be smug about it!As they were hiding in the corner, Aurelia heard the footsteps fading away. She then let out a sigh of relief.She couldn’t let Kimberly find out that she was married to an employee of One Technology. After all, she would be sure to complain of the unfair competition.Besides that, Aurelia really wanted to hold onto this opportunity.When she came to her senses, Aurelia felt the warm breath over her head. She raised her eyes slightly. Only then did she realize that she had been surrounded by Leslie in the corner. Her face heated up. “Mr. Synder, they’re gone.” Lowering his eyes, Leslie,met a pair of watery eyes. It felt as if a feather was tickling his heart lightly.He then cleared his throat slightly and took a step back. He said calmly, “I’m here to check on Mr. Lynch.”Aurelia nodded. There were no signs of surprise on her face because she knew he wasn’t here in worry of her.Leslie narrowed his eyes. What was her expression supposed to be? Did she not want him to come after all?His tone turned cold immediately. “The matter has been resolved. I’ll go back to the company.With that, he turned around with indifference as Aurelia watched.Thinking for a few moments, she chased after him.“Mr. Synder, thank you.”“What for?”“Thank you for helping me. If you need my help in any way, be sure to tell me.” Aurelia smiled.Her smile was faint–it was insignificant yet unforgettable.Sensing Leslie’s stare, Aurelia pursed her lips and lowered her eyes a little.She somewhat regretted having blurted out those words. Leslie was really smart. So, when would he ever need her help?Aurelia was about to explain when Leslie leaned in with his figure towering over her. The hand he had placed on the wall moved from above her head to beside her ear.He leaned in further to look her in the eye and said, “I don’t like pasta.” Aurelia said, “Huh?”“See you.”Aurelia was left speechless.When she glanced over, Leslie had already entered the elevator.She raised her hand to feel the heat on her cheeks. What was she shy oof?Aurelia calmed down for a while before returning to the office to continue working.An hour later, her phone vibrated. Surfacing her phone screen was an unfamiliar number, so she thought it was a client. Thus, she picked up the call.“Hello.”“Aurelia, it’s me, Seth. Why haven’t you unblocked my number yet? Are you still angry?” It actually turned out to be Seth. They hadn’t contacted each other for several days.
hapter 29 ith sounded like a totally different person. There was no trace of haughtiness in his tone, but iis had nothing to do with her anymore.is there anything I can help you with? If not, I’ll need to get back to my work,” Aurelia iswered perfunctorily.Aurelia, I missed you so much. Has it not been long enough that you’ve thrown your intrum? But you don’t have to worry about it. I don’t care about that. You are still the onsiderate and obedient girlfriend in my heart. Let’s have a meal together when you’re free.” eth said smilingly.is tone was too casual. It was as if he implied that having a meal with him would be a gift om heaven to Aurelia.urelia used to think that it wasn’t wrong for men to be a little arrogant. But, now she felt inoyed even just by hearing Seth’s voice.‘hy did he suddenly act like this? What did he want?‘hile Aurelia was wondering about Seth’s behavior, Linda’s message popped out on her ɔmputer screen.Aurelia, I have good news for you. Your ex–boyfriend has gotten kicked out of the Golf ating Club. I heard that he was caught to have falsely reported his income and gave out a fake atch as a gift. The female member was so angry that she exposed him on the spot. nmediately after, the club kicked him out to show their stance.”The point here is, it was written on the membership agreement that if members were found › have false information, they will not refund their membership fees. He had wasted his 30 jousand dollars. I almost laughed my head off!”Well deserved,” Aurelia replied.o wonder Seth would come back to ask her to get back together. It was because his dream of nding a rich girlfriend had been broken.urelia thought that he deserved it. Did Seth think that she was a garbage recycling station? ne didn’t care about him anymore.Aurelia. Aurelia? Are you still listening?” Seth’s eager voice sounded through the phone.urelia sent Linda a “talk to you later” GIF before picking up the phone. “Seth, I’m not rowing a tantrum. I’ve told you clearly that we’ve broken up! So please don’t call me again. I block every number that you use to call me.”th had become uneasy on the other end. He hurriedly stopped Aurelia from hanging up the lone. “Aurelia, I know you said this because you’re still angry. You love me. Who will accept u wholeheartedly besides me? Let’s meet and talk this through, okay?” seth, a good ex–boyfriend should be just like a dead man. I can live very well without you,” Irelia emphasized.th was stunned. He thought Aurelia would be thankful if he gave her a leeway. He didn’t pect her to be so stubborn and made him embarrassed.Chapter 29He raised his voice in anger. “Aurelia! When did you start becoming so thoughtless? How can you live well without me? You want me to go and look for you, right? Sure! I’ll find you now!H“Seth’s narcissism left Aurelia speechless. It made her toes curl thinking that Seth wast coming to her company to act like a sweet male lead from a TV drama.She could only declare, “Seth, I’m married. You can come over anytime if you’re not afraid of being embarrassed.”Seth gasped and exclaimed impatiently, “That’s enough, Aurelia! I’ve begged you humbly, so what else do you want me to do? How can you make things up to piss me off? Is it because of the 100 thousand dollars? When have you become so materialistic and unscrupulous? I’m telling you…” Aurelia frowned. She didn’t want to waste her time with him, so she interrupted, “Someone is looking for me. I have to go.”She quickly hung up the phone and blocked the number.She knew Seth would never confront her in public, because he would feel very embarrassed about it.Aurelia didn’t care much more about Seth. She concentrated on doing the proposals instead. After all, getting a promotion and a pay raise was more important than thinking about men.On the other hand, Seth was trying to call Aurelia again. But his calls couldn’t be connected.He pursed his lips in disbelief. Then, he looked at his mother on the couch, Rosa Martinez, with a complaining look“Mom, it’s all your fault! Everything would’ve been fine you had just lent Aurelia 1001w if thousand dollars at that time. If Aurelia’s colleague hadn’t told me that she already had another man, I would still be waiting stupidly!“Now, she even told me that she’s married! It looks like she is determined to break upup with me! It’s not easy for me to get her to become my girlfriend. I could get a Seacester’s household registration if I married her. Do you how hard it is to settle down in Seacester?”“One of my colleagues married a nonlocal. Both of them worked really hard. But, they were only qualified to get a household registration when their child was almost in elementary school! Do you want me to be called an ‘outsider‘ here all the time?”
Chapter 25 Unexpectedly, Florence smiled at Aurella.“Ms. Simmons, did you hear that? Mr. Zeller said that he would handle the matter, so your name can finally be cleared.”“Thank you.” Aurelia was not stupid. She understood the underlying meaning and went along to thank Zachary,Zachary was dumbfounded and stared at Florence in disbelief. Most of their colleagues did as well.In bewilderment, Kimberly screamed hysterically, “Mrs. Lynch, what are you talking about?”Florence glared at Kimberly and rubbed her ears. “It’s too noisy. So your voice was this loud. I thought you only knew how to say ‘dear‘ in a coquettish tone.”Kimberly’s face turned pale. She knew exactly what Florence was talking about.But, how did Florence know that she called Jason “dear“? Which man would tell his wife about his ambiguous affair with another woman?Florence looked past everyone’s gaze and smiled while waving to Aurelia.Aurelia strode over and immediately adjusted Florence’s shawl for her. It had fallen off her shoulders earlier on.“Mrs. Lynch, it’s not suitable for you to go out now. You must take care of yourself.”Florence felt warm because of her care and reached out to grab Aurelia’s hand.“Ms. Simmons, you saved my daughter and 1, but I haven’t thanked you properly. When I heard that you were slandered, I couldn’t care less about my body. I just wanted to see which blind person is spouting nonsense!“Jason and I were childhood sweethearts, and we have been married for more than ten years. He’d even share with me what he had eaten in a day. So, how could he have looked for other women?“It’s just that he can’t handle vixens. They’re all attracted to married men and cry out ‘dear‘ non–stop in the middle of the night–just like those cats in a heat cycle.”Aurelia bit her lip to suppress her laughter. But, the colleagues behind her couldn’t help snickering.They all knew that Kimberly was the one visiting Jason in the middle of the night. After kicking up all the fuss, the culprit turned out to be none other than herself.Kimberly’s face flushed red and paled.She complained, “Mrs. Lynch, the photos are real, aren’t they? Such intimate gestures didn’t seem like business talk”Florence snorted coldly, “The photos were obviously snapped from misleading angles.”Kimberly retorted, “Mrs. Lynch, I know you want to protect Mr. Lynch. After all, it’s shamefulto reveal the indecent proposal.”Seeing Florence defending Aurelia, Kimberly decided to slander her altogether. Florence clenched her fists in anger.At that moment, Florence’s phone beeped.After glancing at it, Florence was surprised. She murmured, “Why is it him?”Then Florence smiled again. “Kimberly, you want evidence? Then I’ll give it to you. This is the restaurant’s surveillance footage.“Impossible! The restaurant’s surveillance footage will be overwritten in 48 hours. How can there be any footage remaining?” Kimberly blurted out.Aurelia caught the slip of her tongue and asked, “How did you know that the restaurant’s. surveillance footage will be overwritten in 48 hours?”Kimberly lowered her eyes and raised her voice to say, “It’s a common thing for restaurants. I simply guessed it.”Seeing her guilty look, Aurelia immediately understood that the email had something to do with Kimberly.After all, the company would definitely fire Aurelia once the indecent proposal was confirmed. By then, Kimberly would naturally become the deputy director.Florence waved her phone and said, “Have you forgotten what company my husband works for? Restoring data is a piece of cake for One Technology.”After saying that, Florence played the surveillance footage.Although Jason did make some small gestures, they appeared more like unintentional touches due to the distance.From beginning till the end, there was no such scene as Aurelia and Jason kissing.
Chapter 26 Florence said, “After my husband and Ms. Simmons left the restaurant, they went to the hospital to take care of me. Ms. Watson, do you need me to show you the surveillance footage of my delivery in the hospital?”Florence’s anger was evident.Zachary immediately stepped forward. He swallowed his pride and comforted, “Mrs. Lynch, calm down. It’s all a misunderstanding!”Florence raised her eyebrows and said, “Misunderstanding? I don’t think so. If it was just a misunderstanding, how could anybody post such photos in my name?“Mr. Zeller, it’s not just your company involved now that Jason has also been slandered. If I don’t stand up and investigate thoroughly, wouldn’t it turn into a mess?”Zachary frowned deeper and nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes, we will definitely investigate thoroughly.”Florence stopped pressing Zachary and simply reminded him, “I have to come here to clarify for my husband just after giving birth to my child.”“I wonder how my father will deal with the culprit if he finds out about it. One should always weigh the pros and cons in life.”Zachary couldn’t refute and broke out in a cold sweat.Seeing that, Aurelia thought for a while and walked up to Florence.“Mrs. Lynch, please don’t worry. Our company and colleagues trust me. They haven’t caused me any trouble. On the contrary, I’m sorry to Mr. Lynch, so I will apologize to him in person another day.”Florence shot Kimberly a contemptuous glance.“Look here, this is the so–called ‘considering the overall situation.‘ It’s unlike kicking someone when they’re down.”Upon hearing that, Zachary and other colleagues immediately looked at Aurelia gratefully.Only Kimberly seethed with jealousy.Florence snorted softly and turned to look at Aurelia.“Ms. Simmons, I specially ordered someone to make pumpkin soup for you, so please have a taste. You are my savior, and even my father said he wanted to meet you. Don’t let the uncultured swine affect your mood.”Kimberly’s gloomy figure froze on the spot while her colleagues mocked her in silence. This was the biggest humiliation she’d ever faced since having joined the company! Aurelia ignored Kimberly and took over the thermos jar. “Thank you.” “Don’t mention it.” Florence urged, “Quick, try it.”Aurelia took a glance at Zachary.Chapter 26Not daring to offend Florence now, Zachary nodded vigorously at her.Then, Aurelia pointed to her seat. “Let’s go to my place.”Florence hummed in response and had someone push her wheelchair to Aurelia’s workstation.Aurelia unfolded the quillow into a blanket and covered Florence with it.“Mrs. Lynch, don’t catch a cold.”“Thank you.” Florence smiled.Then, Florence whispered a little apologetically, “Ms. Simmons, I’m sorry that I can’t pinpoint Kimberly in public. Above all else, I have to consider the reputation of the two companies. Secondly, if I expose her, I’m worried that she will pick on you even more.”“I understand.”“Then you…” Florence suddenly said mysteriously, “How do you know Ian? You are the first woman Ian has ever helped.”“Ian?”Aurelia paused with the spoon in her hand. She looked at Florence in confusion.“I came here in a hurry, so I didn’t have time to prepare the surveillance footage. He restored the data and sent it to me. He can’t be going out of his way for a woman. That’s why I’m curious about how you two met.”“I really don’t know Ian,” Aurelia responded quickly lest Florence misunderstood that she had ingratiated herself with lan.Florence frowned. “Do you not know him? Then why did he help you?”Aurelia was also curious.A handsome figure inexplicably emerged in her mind. It was Leslie.Did he help her?Aurelia was lost in thought.Suddenly, Florence leaned in closer to her and changed the subject.“Don’t worry about Ian. He is unfathomable anyway. By the way, I heard from Jason that you were married. You rejected him for your husband. So, I’m curious about what your husband looks like. Can you show me?”Aurelia was somewhat hesitant. But seeing that Florence had no bad intentions, she nodded.It just happened that she had a wedding photo on her phone.“I have a picture. Actually, he is…”
Chapter 27 Just as Aurelia tapped on the photo, Florence’s phone rang.“Darling?” Florence said.The next second, Jason’s voice sounded through the office door.“Darling, are you okay?”Aurelia quietly put down her phone.At the same time, Kimberly’s drama had ceased. Seemingly seeing a savior, she hurried toward Jason.“Mr. Lynch, you are finally here. I…”Jason openly avoided Kimberly as if she were a plague and went straight to Florence. He let outa sigh of relief after having checked on Florence from head to toe.“You freaked me out! Please don’t do anything reckless again.”Then he turned to Aurelia.“Ms. Simmons, sorry to trouble you again. Regarding the email, our company has issued a statement to clear our names.”Aurelia was relieved to hear that.“It’s no trouble. I should thank you this time. Mr. Lynch, you’d better take Mrs. Lynch back torest now.”“Yes.” Jason nodded gratefully.Florence waved to Aurelia. “Then I’ll go first. Let’s meet again next time.”Aurelia nodded. “Okay.”After waving goodbye, Jason pushed Florence in her wheelchair toward the door.With the farce coming to a wrap, everyone became relieved. Unfortunately, Kimberly insisted on acting out another scene.While staring at Jason with tinging red eyes, she called out in a low voice, “Mr. Lynch…”Jason flinched at her cries. He quickened his pace right after, for fear that Florence would be angry.However, Florence raised her hand to stop the wheelchair.She glanced at the designer bag on Kimberly’s seat. Then she deliberately said out loud, “The bag looks good.”Jason frowned. “When did your taste decline so badly? Even I find that bag hideous. Let me take you to Hermès to have a look tomorrow.”Holding back her laughter, Aurelia stepped forward to see Jason and Florence off.As she was doing so, she pushed Kimberly away. “Sorry, you’re in the way.”Kimberly’s face contorted in anger.After seeing off Jason and Florence, Zachary glanced at Aurelia.He made no mention of the thorough investigation of the emails. Instead, he closed the case hastily in a perfunctory manner.“This matter ends here. If I find anyone else gossiping about this, don’t blame me for reporting it to the HR department.”Aurelia remained silent and seemingly unsurprised. She had expected such results too occur.After all, she had neither power nor status. There wouldn’t be any plausible reason for Zachary to offend Kimberly because of her.After Zachary left, the colleagues gathered around Aurelia. “Aurelia, we’re sorry for what happened earlier. We didn’t mean it.”“Yeah, I knew it! How could Aurelia be someone who stepped out of bounds? Everyone knows that she is the most righteous person in the office.”“Aurelia, you are Mrs. Lynch’s savior. Don’t forget about us if Mrs. Lynch promotes you in the future.”Although they had drawn a line with her earlier, Aurelia’s colleagues began to apologize one after another.She smiled and stayed silent. There wasn’t much she needed to say anyway.Workplace relationships were always like that. Everybody would fawn over whoever was in a more favorable position. She had long since been dismissive of that attitude.Kimberly went over bitterly when she saw everyone flattering Aurelia.“Aurelia, don’t be smug. Mr. Zeller obviously didn’t believe what Mrs. Lynch said earlier. But, it makes sense.“This particular incident must have a pretty substantial impact on Mr. Lynch. Why else would Mrs. Lynch come to prove Mr. Lynch’s innocence during her postpartum period? Since there weren’t any other solutions for her, she could only take your side and help you out.”Just when their hearts wavered with doubt, Kimberly took the chance to twist the truth again.Aurelia ignored Kimberly’s ridicule. She looked her up and down.Kimberly’s heart skipped a beat. “What? What are you looking at?”Aurelia smiled and said, “Who are you going to seduce by dressing like this?”Kimberly’s expression froze. Then, she said in disbelief, “Aurelia! Don’t go too far! We have the freedom to dress however we want!”Aurelia returned to her workstation.Pointing at Kimberly’s suspender dress, Aurelia said, “As an employee, you wear a low–cut dress to work. What else would you be doing if not seducing our clients?”Kimberly covered her cleavage and reprimanded, “Aurelia, every speculation requires evidence! What evidence do you have to prove that I seduced our clients?” Aurelia clapped her hands and said with a smile, “Wow, Kimberly! You actually know that every speculation requires evidence? Then, how can you ignore Mrs. Lynch’s surveillance footage? According to your actions, it’s not wrong for me to say that you seduce clients dressed like this, isn’t it?”“You…”Kimberly wanted to speak out more. But, this time, Aurelia didn’t let her have herher off directly.BY!way. She cuway, Mr. Lynch doesn’t seem to be close with you. Why do you think he gave you a bag that he disdained? Was he trying to hint at something?”A hint, for example, that he disdained Kimberly.Act Fast Free Bonus Time is Running Out!
Chapter 22Aurelia arrived at the company and something seemed off. The way everyone was looking at her was strange.She felt confused and went back to her desk. Then, she saw Millie standing by the pantry door, gesturing with her eyes. So, she immediately picked up her cup and went into the pantry.“Millie, what’s going on?”Millie was too agitated to speak. She just kept tapping her phone’s screen!“Aurelia! Have you been involved in a scandal?”“What?” Aurelia was completely baffled.“This morning, we all received an email from someone claiming to be Mrs. Lynch. She’s accusing you of having an affair with her husband for a job! There are pictures of you and Mr. Lynch looking intimate in the restaurant. Didn’t you receive it?” Millie showed Aurelia the email on her phone.Aurelia looked at the phone and saw nine photos of herself with Jason Lynch at a restaurant. In the photos, Jason was touching her hand and holding it. Two of the pictures were taken at angles that made it look like they were kissing.Alia was stunned. After regaining her composure, she checked her own phone and realized that everyone in the company had received the email, except for her. Clearly, this was done to prevent her from responding in time.“Millie, are you sure it was sent by Mrs. Lynch?”“Of course. Who else would be so bold to claim it?” Millie pointed at the name in the email.Aurelia frowned. Florence Lynch knew about her relationship with Jason. Moreover, Florence just gave birth to a child. How would she have time to do such things?“Millie, I…” Before Aurelia could explain, the angry voice of Zachary came from outside the pantry.“Aurelia! Where are you?”Hearing the voice, Aurelia felt like the entire pantry was trembling. She had never seen. Zachary so angry before.She quickly turned and walked out of the pantry. To her surprise, many people who were not involved were sitting nearby. They were watching the scene unfold.Kimberly stood at the front and tried to comfort Zachary. “Mr. Zeller, don’t be angry. There must be some misunderstanding!”Then she turned to Aurelia, “Aurelia! Tell us it’s not you in the photos! I can’t believe you. would do such a thing!” ‘Do such a thing?” Aurelia thought.She frowned and said, “Mr. Zeller, it is me in the photos, but…”“But what! You admit it! Aurelia! You have no shame, but the company does! This kind ofChapter 22scandal could ruin the company’s reputation!” Kimberly didn’t give her a chance to explain and insisted that Aurelia had seduced Jason for her job. But they knew who was really pestering Jason.Aurelia ignored Kimberly’s slander and walked up to Zachary, “Mr. Zeller, I will clear misunderstanding!”upthis“Clear it up? How? Mrs. Lynch is so upset she sent the email to One Technology’s mailbox. Now both companies know what you’ve done! How can you say this is a misunderstanding?” Zachary questioned.Aurelia was taken aback. She didn’t expect the situation to escalate this much. She immediately said, “Mr. Zeller, I have a way to prove that Jason and I were not involved in any scandal. Please wait a moment.”Just then, the receptionist rushed in, looking panicked. She exclaimed, “Mr. Zeller! There’s a woman outside… She claims to be Mrs. Lynch.”Kimberly smirked and pretended to be worried. She said, “It must be Mrs. Lynch coming to confront you! Aurelia, you’re finished!”The truth was that Kimberly sent the photos using Mrs. Lynch’s name. She knew that the day Aurelia left the company early, Aurelia would definitely go to One Technology. So, she secretly took the photos.If Aurelia chose to back off after finding out about her relationship with the boss of One Technology, she wouldn’t have wanted to make a scene. But Aurelia managed to get tickets to the technology exhibition and seemed very confident about it. So, she decided to act first.This time, she wanted to see how Aurelia would get out of this situation!The wives of rich families were often tough on mistresses. They would slap them, tear their clothes, and pull their hair… It could be really humiliating.Kimberly couldn’t wait to see Aurelia getting beaten and rolling on the ground.Hearing the commotion, everyone turned to look at the office entrance. Some even took out their phones to record the scene.Aurelia became nervous too.What exactly was going on?
Chapter 23 Once Leslie entered One Technology, he saw everyone in a panic.He glanced at Daniel. “What’s the matter?”Daniel said cautiously, “All the employees received an email this morning. It contained intimate photos of Mr. Lynch and Young Advertising’s planner. Everybody said Mr. Lynch betrayed the company for a woman.”Leslie frowned and stretched out his hand coldly. “Email.”Daniel handed over the tablet without delay.Leslie recognized the woman in the photos as Aurelia at a glance.Aurelia was still concerned about his illness in the morning. Leslie couldn’t believe she kissed another man behind his back.He had underestimated her!With a snapping sound, the tablet screen cracked.Daniel freaked out, saying, “Mr. Synder, I will delete it immediately.”Leslie said coldly, “Can you delete the memory of the people who have seen it?”Daniel shook his head.“Get Mr. Lynch!”“H–he is on leave today. His wife went into premature labor.”“Summon him back!”Leslie tightened his grip. The tablet in his hand was completely destroyed.Leslie’s impression of Aurelia had only begun turning slightly positive.He hadn’t expected her to sell herself out for a contract.Daniel watched as Leslie emitted a chilling aura. Seemingly in the eye of a storm, he felt suffocated.With a nod, he quickly turned to leave.Soon, Jason rushed to the company. He panted and shouted upon entering the office, claiming innocence.“Mr. Synder, I’ve been wronged!”“Is there nothing between you and Aurelia?” Leslie asked.“No, I swear!” Jason raised his hand to pledge.“What did you do that day?”“Huh?” Jason scratched his head. “Which day?”“What do you think?” Leslie’s fingers tapped on the desk impatiently.Jason thought for a moment. He immediately understood what Leslie meant.“Ah, I got it. That day in the restaurant, I tried to intimidate Ms. Simmons. But she didn’t take the bait and rejected me directly.“She even burned my hand. Look, I still have ointment on it. She was merciless.” Jason raised his hand. On the back was a layer of yellowish ointment.Seeing that, Leslie frowned and straightened out his thoughts.“Didn’t you say that she has been pestering you for a while?”“It’s a misunderstanding! I’m not talking about her. It’s another woman in her company named Kimberly!“She came to me late at night in a skimpy dress. I couldn’t shrug her off. She claimed to have no boyfriend, but I saw with my own eyes she got out of a man’s Ferrari.“Ms. Simmons is different from her,” Jason said righteously.“Is she different?” Leslie’s voice was cold as if he had heard a joke.“Yes. Ms. Simmons told me she was married once she sat down. She even sent a message to notify her husband on the spot.“Ms. Simmons thought I wanted to take advantage of her. She immediately made it clear that she would never betray her husband. She said they have a good relationship,” Jason confirmed.A good relationship?Leslie’s frown relaxed when he heard that.Then, he frowned again. What was he relieved for?“Why did you go home late that day?”“It was because my wife fell and went into premature labor. I was so scared that my legs turned to jelly. So I asked Ms. Simmons to take me to the hospital.“She even transfused blood for my wife. My wife can testify for me,” Jason explained.Next, he was puzzled. “But it can’t be, Mr. Synder. How did you know I sent Ms. Simmons. home late?”“Huh?” Leslie raised his eyebrows. His tone was much softer than before.Jason immediately changed the subject. “Anyway, that’s what happened. I’ve been busy with my wife these two days. I haven’t even thanked Ms. Simmons properly.“By the way, I saw the email. The photos were snapped from misleading angles. It’s obviously targeting Ms. Simmons.”People were not fools. The photos captured Aurelia clearly. It was obviously intentional.Leslie’s eyes turned cold when he heard that.At that time, Jason’s phone rang. He turned around to answer the call.“Darling, what’s up?”
Chapter 24“What? Why are you meddling in the matter? You are still in postpartum recovery! Hello? Hello?”Jason hung up the phone helplessly.Leslie asked, “What’s wrong?”Jason sighed. “My wife went to Young Advertising.”As his words fell, Leslie disappeared before him.wwwAt Young Advertising, Aurelia heard footsteps outside the office. Just as she turned to look at the door, she was pushed hard from the backThere, Kimberly stood with her arms folded across her chest. She had a smug smile plastered when Aurelia turned and saw her.“Aurelia, I heard that Mr. Lynch’s wife is the daughter of a foreign real estate tycoon. Plea make sure not to implicate us and the company if you’ve provoked such a big figure.”Kimberly fanned the flames.“That’s right, we are only your colleagues–ordinary employees making a living. You should take responsibility for all the disgrace you caused alone!”The others immediately drew a line with Aurelia indifferently.At the same time, Florence was pushed into the office in a wheelchair.It was inconvenient for her to walk now, but even in a wheelchair, the noble air she exuded couldn’t be concealed.She wore a long black silk dress with a designer shawl draped over her shoulders. Her makeup was exquisite as well.Rather than a postpartum mother, Florence resembled a successful businesswZachary was worried that things would get serious. Thus, he quickly stepped forward with an apologetic smile.“Welcome, Mrs. Lynch. Shall we talk in my office?”“It’s unnecessary.” Florence raised her head proudly. “Some things are meant to be clarified openly for the better.”Zachary’s face contorted, and he shot Aurelia a dirty look.Following his gaze, Florence raised her hand to point at Aurelia.“Why are you still standing over there? Come here!”“Mrs. Lynch, I…”As Aurelia was about to speak, Kimberly interrupted her and bumped into her from behind. “Aurelia, do you still want to excuse yourself? Why don’t you apologize to Mrs. Lynch? You’re a disgrace to women.”After saying that, Kimberly sashayed toward Florence.She put on a distressed look and said, “Mrs. Lynch, please have mercy on Aurelia. I’m able to understand why she chose to do these things through the back door. She only wanted tooutperform me, so I apologize on behalf of her.”A disgrace to women? Using the back door?Aurelia glanced at her.Kimberly had claimed to have received a designer bag from Jason. But now, in front of Florence, she accused others of going through the back door.It was absurd.Standing further behind, all the married colleagues were rolling their eyes in annoyance. However, no one dared to expose her lies.Kimberly not only had a certain background. She was also a popular candidate running for the position of deputy director.Upon hearing her words, Florence scanned Kimberly from head to toe.She asked, “Who are you? Why do you apologize for her?”Thinking that she had attracted Florence’s attention, Kimberly was delighted.Right now, it didn’t matter if Jason was indifferent to her anymore. If she could just win Florence’s favor, her status would be raised imminently. It wouldn’t be hard given Florence’s family background.“Mrs. Lynch, my name is Kimberly Watson. I am one of the planners competing for the project with One Technology.”“I see.” Staring at Kimberly, Florence narrowed her eyes and nodded.“Mrs. Lynch, you’re a magnanimous person, so please have mercy on Aurelia. Don’t worry, Young Advertising won’t condone her misconduct. We will provide you a proper explanation.”Acting as if she were considering the big picture, Kimberly gave Zachary a knowing look.Zachary went along with her, saying, “That’s right, Mrs. Lynch. We will handle the matter well.“Really?” Florence asked as she glanced lightly at Zachary.“Definitely.” Zachary nodded solemnly.Hearing that, Kimberly couldn’t help smiling. She presumed that Aurelia wouldn’t be able to compete with her for the position of deputy director anymore.
chapter 19urelia walked into the living room. She didn’t see Leslie, so she went straight to the kitchen. he put the pasta and porridge she bought from the mini supermarket at the entrance of the esidential area into the fridge.he really didn’t want to eat toast anymore. This was her breakfast for tomorrow.eeing the empty fridge, she thought it was time to discuss with Leslie about their living ituation.ut as she neared the study, she heard Leslie talking on the phone. She realized that it wasn’t he right time, so she went back to her room.fter turning on her computer, she started working on a project. She didn’t realize how much me had passed until she felt hungry.he glanced at the time on her computer. It was already ten o’clockhe remembered the pasta she bought in the evening and quickly walked out of the room. It ras pitch dark outside, except for a sliver of light coming from the study.he wondered if Leslie was still busy.Alas, we’re all just hardworking people trying to get by,” she sighed.urelia didn’t want to disturb Leslie. As she walked by the study, she suddenly heard coughing ounds.Hmm… cough cough… It’s okay, keep talking.”lis voice was so hoarse but still saying it was okay?urelia remembered Linda’s advice and couldn’t help but knock on the door.Mr. Synder, are you alright?”I’m fine.”Doyou have any medicine at home?”No, it’s not needed, thank you. Cough cough…”eslie’s voice was very hoarse but still emotionless, though at least he was polite.urelia heard how quickly he refused and didn’t ask again. They were adults, after all. Could heally let himself get seriously illhe pursed her lips and went into the kitchen to cook pasta. But then she heard Leslieughing again. The coughs sounded like they were getting more severe.urelia watched the pot boiling and let out a sigh. She then turned off the stove and left thebuse.‘alking out of the residential area, she used her phone to look up nearby pharmacies. ortunately, the nearest pharmacy was still open.Iter buying tablets and cough syrup, Aurelia hurried back home. Once she entered the house, ie went straight to the study and knocked on the door three times. “Mr. Synder, I’ve bought some medicine for you. Please come out and take it,” she said, out of breath.Leslie was momentarily stunned. He almost thought he had heard wrong. It was already past ten. Did she really go out to buy medicine for him?“Mr. Synder?” Aurelia knocked on the door again.“Alright,” Leslie responded and got up to walk out of the study.He saw the medicines on the dining table. He then picked it up and was ready to take it. But suddenly a hand stopped him.“Mr. Synder, have you eaten anything?”“No,” Leslie replied casually.You can’t take medicine on an empty stomach. It’s too harsh for your stomach. Sit down and wait for me.”Aurelia took the medicine from his hand and placed it back on the table. Then, she turned and went into the kitchen.Leslie stood there, feeling completely dumbfounded. The last woman who worried about him taking medicine on an empty stomach was his mother.Did Aurelia think that just because they chatted a bit at the technology exhibition, she could meddle in his life?After a while, Aurelia came out of the kitchen with two plates of pasta. Leslie indifferently. glanced at the pasta and frowned slightly.Aurelia didn’t bother to look at his expression. She directly placed the plate and a fork in front of him. “Eat. It’s better than taking medicine on an empty stomach.”Leslie looked at her with a cold gaze, as if trying to see through her.Aurelia tensed up. She hadn’t done anything to upset him, right? Was it because of her tone?“Um… Eat quickly, or the pasta will stick together.”Leslie pondered for a moment, then lowered his gaze and picked up the fork. Before eating, he said in a deep voice, “Thank you.”His voice had always been charismatic, but now it had a husky and mature tone. Even though it was just a polite thank you, Aurelia still felt a warmth in her ears.She was afraid that her inner thoughts would be exposed. So, she lowered her head andreplied, “You’re welcome.”Leslie lost his appetite due to a sudden cold. He didn’t have high expectations for the pasta. After all, he never ate them.