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,

when she’s free in

them exchanged words, and it didn’t

was wrong.

her apartment, she

out of the

taken aback and finally realized that something was

cautiously asked, “Hey, what happened? You seem to be

okay.”

want to worry Elena, so she had been forcing

burdens

all she needed was

tears.

efforts crumble, and she couldn’t help

painful state of crying, and

came up with a speculation, and she almost said it with certainty, “Did you

don’t pay attention to him.

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

don’t cry, okay? No matter what, you still have me. If you’re really

word, she just kept crying. She didn’t

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

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

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

negotiation breakdown with Benjamin.

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

force

that her good friend still had the courage to

decision.

a while ago, Martina was deeply in love with Benjamin, and now she was

she didn’t want to go

and sadness.

her love-struck state. But it was

good outcome, and it was likely the same for

of them went upstairs and

possibilities.

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