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.”

her best to perk up and agree, “Yes, okay. I

when she’s free in

and it didn’t give anyone the feeling that

was wrong.

the entrance of her apartment, she showed

of

realized that something was off. She

cautiously asked, “Hey, what happened? You seem

okay.”

to worry Elena, so she had been forcing herself,

all the burdens on her

did she know that sometimes all she needed was the presence of the

tears.

would make all her previous efforts crumble, and she couldn’t help but burst

of crying,

speculation, and she almost said it with certainty, “Did you just meet

don’t pay attention to him. Sometimes

Now that you’re ignoring. him, he keeps coming to find you almost

you still have me. If you’re really feeling down,

she just kept crying. She didn’t know

two days where she would either be forcefully taken back by Benjamin, or she would go back on

time, she really didn’t want to go back. Even if it meant

for a long time, Martina finally managed to calm herself down and told Elena the situation that

negotiation breakdown with Benjamin. He gave me an

he will send someone to pick me up,” she said. “Given his character, even if I swear not

to force me

her good friend still had the courage

decision.

a while ago, Martina was deeply in love

she didn’t want to go

sadness. She was relieved that

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

and it was

of them went upstairs and

possibilities.

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