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

Chapter 98: Protection or Surveillance?
Martina deliberately chose to dismiss the trivial matter, considering it meaningless. She purposefully averted her gaze from Benjamin, avoiding eye contact, and steered the conversation towards a different topic.

“I heard from Elena that you’re willing to let me focus on my own things. Is that true?”

Martina asked.

Benjamin freed up one hand and ruffled Martina’s head. “Yeah, instead of keeping you cooped up at home, it’s better to let you find something to do on your own.”

“If you want to work, I won’t stop you. I’ll have Leslie continue to accompany you and be responsible for your safety. Just let me know in advance about the things you want to do.” Benjamin explained.

However, to Martina, it sounded like another form of disguised surveillance. No wonder Benjamin agreed so quickly; he had already prepared a backup plan.

Leslie following her around meant that she couldn’t do much except work-related tasks.

However, just as Benjamin had said, it was better than being cooped up at home with nothing to do. Even if someone was monitoring her, it didn’t matter for now, and Martina wasn’t in a hurry to leave.

After realizing these thoughts, Martina ceased her contemplation. “Alright then, starting from tomorrow, I’ll go to work.”

“Your people can accompany me, but the condition is that he better not interfere with my work. Otherwise, don’t blame me for saying bad things to him,” Martina warned.

“Okay, I’ll go along with your plan.” Benjamin agreed, and his good-looking fingers lightly pinched Martina’s nose. This intimate gesture, which was once so familiar, now felt so unnatural.

That night, Martina slept together with Benjamin. Regardless of how much she resisted, the end result wouldn’t be much different. So she decided to pretend that Benjamin wasn’t there. As long as Benjamin didn’t cross any boundaries, she could consider it as sharing a bed without losing anything.

At first, Martina was tense all over and had no intention of falling asleep for a long time. But later, perhaps due to exhaustion, she unknowingly fell asleep, completely unaware of what happened afterwards.

Poor Benjamin, taking advantage of Martina’s sleep, gently held her in his arms. However, due to Martina’s restless behavior, he couldn’t sleep well throughout the night.

The next day, Benjamin woke up early, and coincidentally, Simon returned to report on work. He noticed that his boss had a slightly peculiar expression. The boss appeared to be in a good mood, but he had noticeable dark circles under his eyes. Did that imply they had a passionate night?

possibility made Simon feel

good mood, everyone’s days would be better,

we need to go to the

conferences in the afternoon and a dinner event in the

upon hearing Simon’s

something, but he knew well enough about his boss’s attitude. Once his boss had made up his mind

—

still asleep, and Benjamin didn’t want to disturb her. He instructed someone to keep the food warm, ensuring that Martina would

To be

Benjamin’s words from earlier still echoed in her mind. No matter how unhappy she felt, she had to endure

breakfast and immediately left for a busy day of work, barely having

long either. She got up around

at her clothes, which were still the same as the previous night, and felt somewhat relieved. Fortunately, Benjamin hadn’t become completely heartless. If he had taken advantage of her while she was

doing it again. However, Benjamin was unaware of Martina’s thoughts, otherwise, he would surely have been

his desire and wanted to take a shower. Yet, opportunities to lle peacefully on a bed with Martina were rare, and

insomnia almost consistently. It was only

that Martina couldn’t live without Benjamin,

live without Martina

a life-saving elixir for Benjamin. Without her, there might not

Benjamin of today, let alone the Benjamin of the

were so

This was a treatment that others had never experienced, something

even if they

hurriedly had a meal downstairs and learned from Leslie

remained unaffected and