Fleeing the Gilded Cage: Don’t Want to be the Billionaire’s Wife

Chapter 45: Today I Met Him
However, a person should always make progress. How could one remain stuck in the same pattern forever?

Martina had long grown tired of the life that being treated ambiguously and elusively. Now, she was determined to make a change.

“Bzzz-”

“Beep–”

Listening to the continuous sounds emanating from the ship, Martina casually found at seat in the ship’s hall and sat down.

Since they weren’t too far from the shore at the moment, her position allowed her to see the scenery by the dock.

As she inadvertently looked up, the cup in her hand fell to the ground as she saw Benjamin’s figure on the dock.

He appeared like Adonis, no matter where he showed up, always becoming the most eye-catching presence.

Martina’s heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively lowered her head, almost crouching down.

How could he react so quickly?

But as Martina pondered, she suddenly understood.

While she knew Benjamin, he also knew her just as well, if not better.

Benjamin had a firm grasp on her personality. If it weren’t for her stubbornness and the unprecedented choice she had made this time, she would probably have been taken back early on, just like before.

It was only natural for someone as intelligent as Benjamin to detect her actions at the earliest opportunity.

Fortunately, the ship had already set sail and there was no turning back.

though Martina couldn’t hear what Benjamin was saying on the shore, she

angry, and his anger wasn’t solely because she

that he no longer had the ability to control her as

never liked anyone or anything

he was so angry, even going as far as personally coming there to search for her. It wasn’t because of love.

on, she had been one step closer to freedom, and there was no need

by from time to time, Martinal gradually relaxed a

herself another glass of water, hoping to calm herself down. But unexpectedly, someone approached her for a conversation. “Hey, gorgeous, are you

Martina didn’t turn around, she knew exactly who was trying to strike up a conversation with her. Why wouldn’t that guy just leave

to be Adam

with his gang of friends to

some regulations and rules in some states, it wasn’t easy for them to gamble freely,

changed his ways and

place, but for safety,

really bad today? Why did this woman

shook their heads, saying, “Impossible! Mr. Paloma is

to give a

blew a golden

tell anyone about what happened today. If people find out we’re gambling, the

any doubt about what Adam

looked at Martina, who quickly blended into the crowd, deep in thought. “But why do I always feel like I’ve seen that woman somewhere before? Maybe she’s one of my ex- girlfriends I played

woman. She did seem familiar, but

bothered to take a close look at Martina’s appearance; at most,

walking, leaving the lobby, and made sure that Adam didn’t follow her before she could relax a

that person keep haunting me? Is this some sort of cosmic clash in our destinies or what?!”