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.”

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

said she’ll contact us when she’s free

and it didn’t give anyone the feeling that

was wrong.

reached the entrance of her apartment, she showed no intention

out of

realized that something was off. She

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

okay.”

worry Elena, so she had been forcing herself,

all the burdens on her

know that sometimes all she needed was the presence of

tears.

her previous efforts crumble, and she couldn’t help

state of crying, and she was so frightened that she didn’t know

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

to him. Sometimes men

he acted indifferent. Now that you’re ignoring. him, he keeps coming to find you almost everyday. To put it bluntly, he’s

me. If you’re

a word, she just kept crying. She didn’t know what else

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

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

to calm herself down and told

breakdown with Benjamin.

me

force me

good friend still had the courage to make such

decision.

in love with Benjamin, and now she was

didn’t

a mix of relief and sadness. She was relieved that her

her love-struck state. But it

a good outcome, and it was likely the

upstairs and sat on the sofa, contemplating

possibilities.

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