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.

thought that Martina would leave him. Even though she used to leav home every time, she always cAme

was furious, as long as he personally found and met her, she would always come

like a little cat seeking comfort from its

once owned disappeared completely, emphasizing the sheer absurdity of his

up, and he impatiently took

number.

me a thorough investigation,

endlessly as Benjamin remained petrified,

reaction.

the chirping of birds outside the

action.

up one of the cups, his expression growing increasingly dark and ominous. Whether it was due to

a loud “crash,” the cup plummeted to the

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

Martina…

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

didn’t throw the shards into the trash

one on the table.

wiped the blood off

the side, intending to bandage Benjamin’s hand, but

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

with minimal belongings, carrying only a

“One ticket was for Miss Martinez herself, and

seems to have gone on a trip with Miss

stood up and instructed Simon again, “Buy the earliest plane tickets to Carlsbad.

Simon surely followed

so careful and fearful of the boss, neved any personal demands regardless of

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

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

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