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

Chapter 129: Do You Hate Me?

They used to be very intimate. Now, why was Martina becoming so shy?

Even Martina was a bit disappointed in herself. She shouldn’t react so strongly. It would

be so embarrassing if someone noticed!

She slightly adjusted the blanket, feeling a bit awkward. But even this subtle movement

couldn’t escape Benjamin’s eyes.

Whether it was because of Martina’s slightly disheveled hair or something else,

Benjamin lifted his right hand and gently tucked a stray strand behind her ear.

red.”

His voice softly reached Martina’s ears, “I know you’re not asleep. Your ears are turning

Martina kept her silence, but deep inside, she couldn’t help but complain about Benjamin, believing that he intentionally said those words.

Martina awkwardly and shyly opened her eyes, glaring at Benjamin with dissatisfaction. “I’m too hot, can’t you see?” It seemed like she was showing a bit of “aggression“.

It had been a while since Martina used such vivid expressions to communicate with Benjamin, so this moment unexpectedly stirred something inside Benjamin as well.

Benjamin couldn’t help but curl his lips, fighting back a smile. “Of course, I am not

blind.”

Martina was speechless. The conversation seemed to reach a dead end, didn’t it? After about a half hour, Martina, due to physical reasons, wanted to use the restroom. But as soon as she left the restroom, she collided with a man head–on.

The first–class restroom on the plane was not accessible from the economy class

section.

Startled, Martina awkwardly apologized, “Sorry…”

She raised her eyes and found the person in front of her somewhat familiar–looking.

But the more she looked, the more startled she became.

The person turned out to be Alejandro!!

eyes

As he focused

gaze, he

his signature smile on his face. “Miss Martinez, what

here?”

never expected such a coincidental encounter and truthfully replied,

to take a

seemingly casual, and

head. “No, there

moment. “This flight

on

felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing that, unsure of how to

moment.

of… or maybe not really…” Martina stood there in a daze for a while before finally uttering those

pursue further.

chatted for a while, both wearing genuine smiles on

older brother of her best friend, and she

idea.

were engrossed in conversation,

into his embrace, as if declaring

ice–cold, completely different from when

to Martina.

Benjamin, Alejandro didn’t appear to be particularly surprised. Perhaps he had already suspected that Martina would

all–it was simply as

Mr. Walker also be here, and here we are meeting so soon,” Alejandro said,

end, he remained silent and

to their seats.

and having boarded the flight earlier, which was why he hadn’t been noticed

away. “If you have something to say, say it properly. Why

me along?”

that the

in Benjamin’s eyes. Was

manner than to

no right to express his

of desolation, as if he were a pitiful soul, and he asked, “Do you really hate

time, because she never expected Benjamin to suddenly ask her

considered that Benjamin might confront her or get