Married in a Flash Embarking on the Journey to Wealth

Chapter 324 Aurelia walked outside and met Leslie's gaze, her mind wandering
off again to the emergency contact he set up. “Why haven't you slept?” she
asked. Leslie noticed her nose wrinkling at the smell of cigarettes and put the
cigarette out. “I couldn't sleep. What about you?” “Um... No reason. I just saw a
piece of news that made me quite emotional.” She couldn't bring herself to ask
him about the emergency contact, fearing that she may be overthinking. “What
news?” “It's about the accident on the bridge. It's nothing big.” Not wanting to let
it slip, Aurelia changed the subject. “Are you worried about work?” “I suppose so.”
Leslie didn’t tell the truth. Daniel had just called him to say that the big shot in the
Synder family wanted to meet him. It had been over a decade since they last
met, and Leslie felt nervous. Aurelia met the dark look in his eyes, realizing that
he seemed frustrated. She didn’t know much about his work and couldn't be of
much help. After a few thoughtful moments, her eyes lit up, and she said, “Just
wait. I have something great.” Leslie watched her in confusion, wondering why
she always seemed so energetic. Sometime later, she walked over with a tray.
Apart from two glasses, there were two odd- looking ornaments as well. She
pointed at the ornaments. “Mr. Synder, pick one.” “What for?” he asked. “To eat,”
Aurelia said solemnly. He fell silent and wondered if she had lost her mind to the
point of eating ornaments. “You pick. It's a surprise,” she said. Leslie examined
the ornaments before him. There was a bear and a rabbit. Not given much of an
option, he randomly chose the bear. Aurelia picked up the bear and said
mysteriously, “Watch closely. I'll perform a magic trick for you.” There was a
tinkling sound, and a bear—shaped ice cube dropped into the cup, instantly
coating the cup with a layer of mist. “Ta—da! Not bad for a five dollar magic trick,
right?” Aurelia chuckled. The wind tousled her long hair and revealed her delicate
features as she smiled. Leslie was momentarily stunned, then realized he was
rude for staring and shifted his gaze to the cup. It turned out the ornaments were
actually ice cube molds. Aurelia placed the rabbit-shaped ice cube into her own
cup and poured some cola into it. She said softly, “I hid the cola. I was afraid you
wouldn't like having snacks at home.” Leslie glanced at the cola. “There's just
one bottle of cola?” Aurelia’s hand paused, and she chuckled. “You noticed that
too? Wait a moment. A minute later, Aurelia retrieved the snacks she had bought
from the cupboard, all of which only children would eat. There were even chips.
“Cheers.” Aurelia clinked her glass with Leslie's, then sipped the ice-cold cola,
feeling refreshed and relaxed. After setting down her glass, she noticed Leslie
hadn't moved and was looking at her with surprise. “What's wrong? Don't you like
it?” Aurelia looked at Leslie cautiously. “No,” Leslie replied. He raised his glass
and took a sip of the cola. He didn’t know if it was because of Aurelia or the
refreshing sip of cola, but the suffocating feeling in his chest seemed to
somewhat dissipate. Aurelia began recommending small snacks to him. The
gentle night breeze felt encouraging, and she grew braver. She picked out a box
of sour treats from among them and offered a piece to Leslie's lips. “Mr. Synder,
try it. It's delicious.”