Chapter 29: No Way Out

No matter how serious she was, she would always have to go back, without hesitation, just because of his words “had enough fun?” She became nothing more than a puppet, summoned and dismissed at will, like a clown.

The final deadline left by Benjamin was, “Two days. Give up that crappy rented

apartment and don’t test my patience. You know the consequences of angering me.”

Naturally, it meant a fate worse than death. Anyone who angered Benjamin had no

good outcome. Whether it was Benjamin’s business partner or someone closest to him, the

result was the same.

Only two days left.

Martina didn’t know how she managed to leave in front of Benjamin. She just numbly

got into Elena’s car.

Then she mechanically fastened her seatbelt, as if nothing else in the outside world mattered anymore.

In her current state of mind, there was only one simple thought: escape.

The farther she could escape, the better.

At this moment, Elena, who had a carefree personality, didn’t notice anything wrong with

Martina.

Instead, she kept driving and complained, “My troublemaker, you finally came. I was.

getting bored waiting in the car. I hope Ms. Bridge didn’t say anything unpleasant. Did she

seem displeased? Did she say anything bad about me?”

Elena gripped the steering wheel and continued, “Don’t worry, I’ll make it up to her

separately. We’ll have a meal together, just the three of us.”

to perk up and

contact us when she’s free in the next

two of them exchanged words, and it

was wrong.

of her apartment, she

out of

finally realized that

Martina and cautiously asked, “Hey, what happened? You seem

okay.”

initially didn’t want to worry Elena, so

all the burdens on

know that sometimes all she needed was the presence of the closest person,

tears.

all her previous efforts crumble,

never seen Martina in such a painful state of crying,

her mind immediately came up with a speculation, and she almost said it with certainty, “Did you just meet

pay attention to him. Sometimes men are

you were eager to see him, he acted indifferent. Now that you’re ignoring. him, he keeps coming to

No matter what, you still have me.

just kept crying. She didn’t know what else she could

days left, two days where she would either be forcefully taken back

to go back. Even if it meant death, she didn’t want to return to

time, Martina finally managed to calm herself down and told Elena the situation that had

a negotiation breakdown with Benjamin.

go back on my own, he will send someone to pick me up,” she said. “Given his

force

still had the courage to make

decision.

was deeply in love with Benjamin, and now she

she didn’t want to go

sadness. She was relieved that her good friend

love-struck state. But it was sad because those who angered

had a good outcome, and it was likely the

them went upstairs and sat

possibilities.

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