Chapter 26: Scared to Constipation?
This meal was extremely difficult to eat, at least for everyone except Martina. They even came close to sticking the forks up their nostrils.
Even Elena couldn’t help herself and “accidentally” dropped the fork on the floor several
times.
The only ones who could eat peacefully were Martina and Ms. Bridge.
Ms. Bridge was Benjamin’s teacher, so naturally, she didn’t mind the cold atmosphere around him. Martina also didn’t care about what he thought.
It was unclear how much time had passed, as Martina deliberately avoided looking at
Benjamin’s expression. However, sometimes she couldn’t completely avoid it since they were
sitting across from each other.
In the end, Martina could only awkwardly pick up the drink on the table and pour it for themselves over and over again.
The result was accidentally drinking too much. And the consequence of drinking too
much, of course, was the uncontrollable urge to use the restroom.
When Martina stood up, everyone’s gaze involuntarily fell on her, as if they wanted to
ask her directly where she was going.
Fortunately, they all held back. Because as Benjamin’s temperament, he might have. directed his anger at everyone present.
However, Elena couldn’t resist. She carefully grabbed Martina’s hand and looked up,
asking, “Martina, where are you going?”
It couldn’t possibly be leaving, right? The dinner wasn’t over yet. Would it be inappropriate to leave at this time?
Martina could instantly perceive Elena’s thoughts and helplessly shook her head and
answered, “I just need to go to the restroom.”
However, Elena persistently refused to back down. Even her eyes burst with a strong.
light, saying, “Going to the restroom? Great! Let’s go together. I actually need to go too.”
Leaving this uncomfortable place promptly was the priority, regardless of whether they
needed to use the restroom or not.
Otherwise, with Benjamin’s particularly intimidating aura, he could genuinely scare
someone to death.
Martina nodded and agreed, “Alright, let’s go together.”
Then the two of them got up and walked towards the restroom.
Throughout the whole time, Benjamin’s gaze seemed to fall on Martina.
Other people also noticed something unusual. They had a feeling that the Grim Reaper’s mood seemed off today. Could it be related to Martina?
Back in school, Martina was known as the campus beauty, but she kept a low profile.
Her presence was indeed remarkably low, but not completely non-existent.
There were some bold speculations among the crowd: Was it possible that Martina, the former campus beauty, had such an irresistible charm that not even Benjamin could resist it,
which was why his gaze kept lingering on her?
But upon careful consideration, it was not reasonable, because Benjamin wasn’t the
type of person who was interested in physical beauty.
Unless there was some unknown secret between the two of them, Benjamin wouldn’t pay such close attention to Martina’s every move.
In the restroom, Elena couldn’t hold back any longer and started complaining. “That
scared me, really scared me. I’ve never had such a terrible meal before.
“It’s not that the food was terrible, but this meal was emotionally exhausting. It always feels like Benjamin could lose his temper at any given moment. I’m genuinely worried about
getting caught up in it.”
Martina casually washed her hands and glanced at Elena beside her, saying, “I used to
think you were fearless, but it turns out you are not.”
Elena rolled her eyes dramatically and said, “Well, no kidding! Just look at Benjamin’s status. Who dares to go against someone like him? It’s like asking for trouble! If it were any other man, I wouldn’t be afraid at all. But you had to choose a man who’s far from ordinary. He even wields the power of life and death over many people!”
Even though Elena had not hesitated to speak ill of Benjamin in private, in this situation, she could only admit that she was genuinely intimidated. After all, that man’s gaze was icy and terrifying at any time, as if he could kill someone.
Martina burst into laughter at Elena’s words. It made sense anyway. Even she used to be extremely afraid of Benjamin. If it weren’t for her current determination to break free. from that relationship, she would probably still be trapped in that cage.
She couldn’t understand her previous behavior, why she stubbornly clung to someone who wasn’t meant for her. Was it possible that she had some sort of masochistic
inclination?
Martina finished washing her hands without wasting any more time and said, “Alright, let’s quickly go back. We shouldn’t keep Ms. Bridge waiting.”
Despite her nervousness, Elena tightly held Martina’s hand, the chaos of thoughts still
swirling in her mind.
“I don’t want to go anymore. How about this, I’ll find an excuse later and say I have something important to attend to, and I’ll wait for you outside?” she said nervously. “I’m really scared that man’s gaze is just too terrifying. I’m afraid I’ll be scared to death!”
Martina confirmed, “Are you sure you really don’t want to go back?”
Elena nodded earnestly, her expression incredibly serious. “Yeah, I really don’t want to go. Apologize to Ms. Bridge for me, and I’ll wait for you outside!” she said. “I’ll accompany Ms. Bridge for a meal another time. If I go to this event today, I’ll definitely be so scared to
constipation.”
There was no need to persuade Elena any further, so Martina simply nodded in
agreement, “Alright then, I’ll inform Ms. Bridge later and you wait for me outside. I’ll come out quickly.”
Then the two of them went their separate ways, heading in different directions from
there.
Elena was truly frightened, thinking to herself, “Who dares to have any contact with.
someone like Benjamin? Martina must have incredible courage!”
Returning to the table, Martina noticed that many people were missing, including those from other seats who had left early.
Perhaps it was due to Benjamin’s presence. The expression on his face seemed to
indicate a thirst for revenge, which explained why those people were so terrified.
Martina felt a bit dissatisfied, but she still sat next to Ms. Bridge and whispered, “Elena has something urgent to attend to, so she had to leave temporarily. She asked me to apologize to you and said she would invite you for a separate meal next time.”
Ms. Bridge was never one to lose her temper easily, and she didn’t give much importance to such trivial matters. However, she felt a slight twinge of pity and said, “It’s rare to meet each other, and she left so quickly. Well, well, if there’s something urgent, she should take care of it. There’s no need to deliberately accompany me all the time.”
Martina smiled sweetly, “It’s okay, I’ll stay by your side.”
