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.

to

long as he personally

she would be like a little cat seeking comfort from its owner, showcasing her

disappeared completely, emphasizing the sheer absurdity of his current actions, resembling

he impatiently took out his phone

number.

me a thorough investigation, as soon as

as Benjamin remained petrified, showing

reaction.

chirping of birds outside the window that gradually spurred the

action.

his expression growing increasingly dark

a loud “crash,” the

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

Martina…

cup from the floor. The fragments were sharp, and in an inadvertent moment, they cut Benjamin’s hand, but he seemed oblivious to it. Instead, he continued to pick up the last two

didn’t throw the shards into the

one on the table.

casually grabbing a tissue from the table, he wiped the blood off his hand and asked

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

on the current investigation of surveillance camera records, Miss

minimal belongings, carrying

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

seems to have gone on a trip with

no longer dwelled on it. He decisively stood up and

time, Simon surely followed his

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

went out to play when she knew the boss would come to

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

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