Fleeing the Gilded Cage: Don’t Want to be the Billionaire’s Wife

Chapter 36: Martina Used to Cherish Him
Benjamin walked directly step by step, lowering his head to see clearly what was in the box. It turned out to be a collection of broken pieces of paper. Moreover, they were colorful.

Benjamin didn’t think much about it, but his sharp gaze couldn’t be described as gentle. He rubbed his swollen temporal region and realized that this must be done by Martina,

which sparked other thoughts in his mind.

Then, one by one, he took out those pieces of paper from the box and examined them. To his surprise, when he looked at them, even the emotions he had barely suppressed

in his heart surged up again!

What was this?

Why were there so many fragments of portrait drawings here?

If these fragments were pieced together, the person in the portrait was Benjamin, clearly a portrait that Martina personally copied for him before.

Once, Martina cherished these portraits like treasures, and he still remembered what

she said.

“Benjamin, when you’re not at home, all these portraits of you can accompany me. I promise to patiently wait for your return.”

“But… Benjamin, can you spare more time to be with me? Don’t worry, it doe

be too long, even just a few minutes every day would do.”

“Benjamin, what should I do if one day you can’t find me?”

“If you don’t really like me –”

Those words from the past were vivid in Benjamin’s mind. Back then, he didn’t reall take these words to heart.

though she used to leav home every time,

was furious, as long as he personally found

would be like a little

owned disappeared completely, emphasizing the sheer absurdity of his

he impatiently took out his

number.

thorough investigation,

as Benjamin remained petrified, showing no signs

reaction.

the window that

action.

up one of the cups, his expression growing increasingly dark and ominous. Whether it was due to being too absent-minded or for some other reason, the next moment, the cup slipped from his hand by

loud “crash,” the

he looked at the shattered cup, broken into several pieces on the floor. Suddenly, his heart trembled

Martina…

broken glass cup from the floor. The fragments were sharp, and in an inadvertent moment, they cut Benjamin’s

the shards into the trash bin. Instead,

one on the table.

grabbing a tissue from the table, he wiped the blood off his hand and asked Simon, “So, what’s the

aid kit from the side, intending to

and answered, “Based on the current investigation of surveillance camera records, Miss Martinez left the

minimal belongings, carrying only a small

tickets. “One ticket was for Miss Martinez herself, and the other one was for Miss Rodriguez.” Benjamin heard the results he wanted, but his expression remained extremely cold. Benjamin absentmindedly tapped on the

“It’s in Carlsbad. Miss Martinez seems to have gone on a trip with

and instructed Simon

shocked this time, Simon surely followed

careful and fearful of the boss,

the boss’s wishes and even went out to play when she knew the boss would come

didn’t come back or simply hadn’t finished having fun, hoping that everything could still