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.

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

was furious, as long as he personally found and met her,

a little cat seeking comfort from

once owned disappeared completely, emphasizing the sheer absurdity

impatiently took out

number.

a thorough investigation, as soon as

seemed to stretch endlessly as Benjamin remained

reaction.

of birds outside the window that gradually spurred the man

action.

looked at the couple’s water cup on the table, yes, it was a creation of Martina’s. He picked 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

a loud “crash,” the cup

were finally brought back as he looked at the shattered cup, broken into several pieces on the floor. Suddenly,

Martina…

from the floor. The fragments were sharp, and in an inadvertent moment, they cut Benjamin’s hand, but he seemed oblivious

the trash

one on the table.

casually grabbing a tissue from the table, he wiped the

side, intending to bandage Benjamin’s

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

with minimal belongings, carrying only a small

team investigate Miss Martinez’s whereabouts. It was discovered that two days ago, she used her bank card to purchase two plane 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

Carlsbad. Miss Martinez seems to

Benjamin no longer dwelled on it. He decisively stood up and instructed Simon again, “Buy the

shocked this time, Simon

of the boss, neved any personal demands regardless of what

defy the boss’s wishes and even went out to play when

remained unclear whether she intentionally didn’t come back or simply hadn’t finished having fun,

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