Chapter 359
Aurelia refrained from responding to him. Instead, she grinned mysteriously.
She had checked her text messages earlier that day. Among the many abusive messages
she received, she noticed that she had received a normal message from someone.
It could be considered a good thing for those who have been subjected to online harassment for the last couple of days.
Aurelia pointed to the supermarket ahead and said, “Let’s park there.”
Although Leslie didn’t know what Aurelia was up to, he still parked the car in the parking
space.
Aurelia calmly stepped out of the car, as if it was no different than her usual outings.
It was worth noting that the entire city was talking about her at that moment. If it had been someone else, they would have stayed home and refrained from going out.
After all, no one knew if they would ever encounter another train station incident where a man would distort the truth.
Yet, she was still going out and about as usual, as if it wasn’t that big of a deal.
After getting out of the car, Aurelia made her way in, with Leslie trailing after her. After walking for a while, he realized that Aurelia seemed to be deliberately keeping her distance from him.
Leslie thought he was just overthinking it, so he deliberately quickened his pace. Unexpectedly, Aurelia was also doing the same thing.
At that moment, he realized that Aurelia’s actions were deliberate.
Leslie quickly surveyed their surroundings. Although there weren’t any confrontational individuals like the four men at the train station, the scrutiny in everyone’s gaze was
palpable.
While Aurelia was preoccupied, he moved to her side and shielded her from those scrutinizing gazes.
Aurelia’s shoulders trembled as she raised her gaze to meet his. The once vibrant lipstick on her lips now sported a pale hue. She looked very exhausted from putting on a brave front.
She murmured, “Thank you.”
“Let’s go,” he said.
Aurelia nodded in agreement and weaved her way through the crowd to reach a shop at the furthest end.
The elderly owner, Drew Lowe, didn’t seem to pay much attention to the stuff happening online. He approached Aurelia and warmly welcomed her.
“Ms. Simmons, it’s good to see you. I’ve finally fixed your shoes. Please have a look,” he
said.
“Thank you, Mr. Lowe,” Aurelia said as she took a shoebox from him.
As Aurelia opened the shoebox, she saw that the shoes her parents had gifted her were as good as new. At that moment, all the depression she had felt on the way here dissipated. She deliberately took them out to show Leslie, asking, “Don’t they look as good as new?” Leslie took a quick look at the shoes. No matter how new they looked, they were just a very ordinary pair of shoes. Nonetheless, Aurelia looked quite happy about it.
She was grinning from ear to ear, like a kid in a candy store.
Leslie nodded and said, “Yes, they do.”
After saying that, he noticed that there were some people around who seemed to be discreetly inching closer. After that, some even took out their phones, getting ready to take pictures of Aurelia.
Leslie immediately reached out and pulled Aurelia into his embrace, pressing her head gently against his chest.
Aurelia was taken aback as her face was pressed against Leslie’s chest. She struggled slightly and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“We should go back first. There’s too many people around,” said Leslie.
Aurelia stuttered as she breathed in Leslie’s scent, “W–wait a moment. There’s something else.”
Leslie lowered his head and asked, “What else is there?”
When he saw this, Drew immediately smiled and said, “You two have such a lovely relationship. It’s no wonder Ms. Simmons wanted to have shoes custom–made for you.
These are made entirely according to your old pair of shoes. Try them on and see if they fit.”
“For me?” Leslie seemed momentarily surprised.
Drew quipped, “Of course it’s for you! Does she have another husband in the picture?”
Leslie responded without hesitation, “There’s only one husband, and that’s me.”
After hearing that, Aurelia’s face flushed and she promptly pushed Leslie away.
“W–why don’t you try it on?” she asked.
Leslie hummed in assent, took the shoe box, and suddenly glanced at the people outside. the shop. Whoever dared to ruin his mood wasn’t going to get away with it that easily.
Everyone seemed to have picked up on his mood and immediately stashed their phones and left.
