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 leav home

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

saw him, she would be like a little

once owned disappeared completely, emphasizing the sheer absurdity of his current actions,

flared up, and he impatiently took out his

number.

me a thorough investigation, as

to stretch endlessly as Benjamin remained petrified, showing no signs

reaction.

the chirping of birds outside the window that gradually

action.

increasingly dark and ominous. Whether it was due to being too absent-minded or for some other reason, the next moment, the cup

loud “crash,” the

at the shattered cup, broken into several pieces on the floor. Suddenly,

Martina…

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

into the trash bin. Instead, he placed

one on the table.

from the table, he wiped the

side, intending to bandage Benjamin’s hand, but he was met

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

time, she left with minimal

for Miss Martinez herself, and the

Martinez seems to have gone on a trip with

on it. He decisively stood up and instructed Simon again, “Buy the earliest plane tickets

this time, Simon surely followed

so careful and fearful of the boss,

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

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

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