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 spoke

she’ll contact us when she’s free

words, and it

was wrong.

her apartment, she showed no

out of

aback and finally realized that something was off.

Martina and cautiously asked, “Hey, what

okay.”

initially didn’t want to worry Elena, so she had

burdens on

needed was the presence of the closest person, a simple

tears.

make all her previous efforts crumble, and

never seen Martina in such a painful state of crying, and she was so frightened that she didn’t know how to

she almost said it with certainty, “Did you

attention to

acted indifferent. Now that you’re ignoring.

cry, okay? No matter what, you still have me. If you’re really feeling

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

were only two days left, two days where she would either be forcefully taken

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

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

negotiation breakdown with Benjamin.

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

force me

that her good friend still had

decision.

while ago, Martina was deeply in love with

she didn’t

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

state. But it was sad

was likely the

of them went upstairs and sat on the sofa,

possibilities.

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