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.”
up and agree, “Yes, okay. I already spoke to
and she said she’ll contact us when she’s free in the
exchanged words, and it didn’t
was wrong.
the entrance of her apartment,
of
aback and finally realized
Martina and cautiously asked, “Hey, what happened?
okay.”
so she had been forcing herself,
the burdens
did she know that sometimes all she needed was the presence of the closest
tears.
efforts crumble, and she couldn’t help but
painful state of crying, and
immediately came up with a speculation, and she almost said it with certainty, “Did
don’t pay attention to
ignoring. him, he keeps coming to find you almost
matter what, you still have me. If
a word, she just kept crying. She didn’t know
days where she would either be forcefully taken back by Benjamin, or she would go back on her
Even if it meant death, she didn’t want to return
Martina finally managed to calm herself down and told
a negotiation breakdown with Benjamin. He gave me an
back on my own, he will send someone to pick me up,” she said. “Given his character, even if I swear not to go back, he will surely use
force
friend still
decision.
a while ago, Martina was deeply in love with Benjamin, and now she was
didn’t want
a mix of relief and sadness. She was relieved
state. But it was sad
was likely the same
and sat on the sofa,
possibilities.
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