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

Chapter 66: He Knew All Along That She Was Pretending to be Asleep
Benjamin gently rested his chin on Martina’s forehead, appearing lost in thought. Then he said, “Are you still hungry? Would you like to eat something more?”

Martina was shocked and didn’t reply. So, this man has known all along that she was pretending to be asleep?! She felt like nothing more than a plaything, manipulated by the man in front of her.

Clearly, she was not Benjamin’s rival.

Martina had initially planned to continue the pretense, but Benjamin kept his gaze fixed on her, never showing any intention to leave.

Under his eager and invasive gaze, Martina could no longer resist.

She abruptly opened her eyes and looked at Benjamin who was so close, and awkwardly got out of his embrace.

Feeling extremely awkward, Martina’s facial expression seemed somewhat unnatural. “Since you knew I was pretending, why didn’t you expose me earlier?” she asked. Benjamin remained silent, but he had his own thoughts. He wanted to have closer contact with Martina, and it would be impossible to achieve that if she were fully conscious.

Currently, Martina harbored strong resistance towards him, but if that resistance was absent, he would at least have a slight chance to get closer to her.

That’s why Benjamin deliberately pretended not to notice that Martina was pretending to be asleep. It could be said that he went to such great lengths only for her.

Actually, Martina could understand it herself. Considering Benjamin’s personality, it was too easy to figure out whether she was pretending to be asleep. Nothing could escape his eyes.

But Martina’s cleverness worked against her. She actually forgot about this point entirely.

Or perhaps, it was because Martina had never anticipated Benjamin’s display of leisurely behavior, which took her by surprise.

“Are you hungry? After driving for such a long time last night, I assume you must be hungry. Let’s go downstairs and have a meal. If you’re tired, you can sleep after we finish eating,” Benjamin’s words carried the tone of a commanding order.

In order to minimize the conversation between them, Martina simply got up and walked outside without even bothering to say a word. She didn’t want to look at his face from beginning to end.

Benjamin wasn’t angry at all. Instead, he stared at Martina’s departing figure for a long time, then shook his head with a gentle smile.

was for the best. As long as Martina was satisfied, she will surely return to loving me deeply,

going on in

was Benjamin, who strategized and planned everything, and never

such humble thoughts. If his behaviors weren’t witnessed, how could anyone

immediately saw Elizabeth, who was neatly

Elizabeth too directed

changed, as Elizabeth’s eyes

mockery.

thing that seemed different from

to conceal her true

and it was not

letting herself feel bad, she decided to make the

out, but now

unceremoniously plopped herself down in front of Elizabeth, as if

right now, Elizabeth would. definitely lose her temper without any hesitation and

do that

did that, it would only expose all the

wanted to see.

if Elizabeth felt unhappy inside, she could only

and wouldn’t come back for at least a while. But it’s fine this way, it saves my son from wasting his time to come find you

She Was Pretending to be

implications in those words? It was basically saying that she had wasted Benjamin’s precious time, hindered his ability to make

burden. Although Martina was now eager to leave,

from Elizabeth’s mouth. It was not what she wanted to

Martina already had a plan to leave immediately, her words didn’t