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.

leave him. Even though she used to leav home every time, she always cAme

was furious, as long as he personally found and

be like a little cat

completely, emphasizing the sheer

impatiently took out his

number.

me a thorough investigation, as soon

endlessly as Benjamin remained petrified, showing no

reaction.

chirping of birds outside the window that gradually spurred the

action.

of the cups, his expression growing increasingly dark and

loud “crash,” the cup

shattered cup, broken into several pieces on the

Martina…

Simon returned, he saw his boss picking up the broken glass cup from the floor. The fragments were sharp, and in an inadvertent

into the trash bin. Instead, he placed

one on the table.

wiped the blood off his

brought a first aid kit from the side, intending to bandage Benjamin’s hand, but he was

current investigation of surveillance camera records, Miss Martinez

that time, she left with minimal belongings, carrying only a

plane tickets. “One ticket was for Miss Martinez herself, and the other

Carlsbad. Miss Martinez seems to have gone on

final result, Benjamin no longer dwelled on it. He decisively stood up and instructed Simon again, “Buy the earliest plane tickets to Carlsbad. You’re going

this time, Simon surely

Martinez, who was usually so careful and fearful of the

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

or simply hadn’t finished having fun, hoping that

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