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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.
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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?
The mere thought of this possibility made Simon feel much better.
He knew that as long as the boss was in a good mood, everyone’s days would be
better, and the only person who could affect the boss’s mood was Miss Martinez.
“Boss, our schedule for today is packed. Tomorrow, we need to go to the neighboring.
city for a work discussion…”
“We have two video conferences in the afternoon and a dinner event in the evening…”
Benjamin walked ahead, adjusting his tie, and upon hearing Simon’s arrangements, he
immediately said without hesitation, “Cancel the dinner event.”
Simon opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he knew well enough about his boss’s attitude. Once his boss had made up his mind about something, no one could
change it. So Simon could only agree. “Alright, boss. I’ll cancel it.”
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In the morning, Martina was still asleep, and Benjamin didn’t want to disturb her. He instructed someone to keep the food warm, ensuring that Martina would have a hot meal
as soon as she woke up.
Even Elizabeth had never received such treatment. To be honest, Elizabeth felt jealousy,
about it.
However, Benjamin’s words from earlier still echoed in her mind. No matter how unhappy she felt, she had to endure it.
Benjamin had breakfast and immediately left for a busy day of work, barely having any
free time all day.
Martina didn’t sleep for too long either. She got up around 8 o’clock.
She looked 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 asleep, Martina would run away immediately.
After all, she had run away once before, and she wouldn’t mind doing it again. However, Benjamin was unaware of Martina’s thoughts, otherwise, he would surely have been relieved and celebrated his strong self-control.
Last night, he struggled to suppress his desire and wanted to take a shower. Yet, opportunities to lle peacefully on a bed with Martina were rare, and he didn’t want to let them slip away.
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Lately, Benjamin has been experiencing insomnia almost consistently. It was only after Martina returned that this feeling of insomnia gradually improved.
Others might think that Martina couldn’t live without Benjamin, but the truth was that
Benjamin couldn’t live without Martina either.
Martina was like a life-saving elixir for Benjamin. Without her, there might not have been
the Benjamin of today, let alone the Benjamin of the future.
In the past, Benjamin’s emotions were so volatile, but Martina always managed to calm
him down. This was a treatment that others had never experienced, something that others
couldn’t achieve even if they tried.
Martina hurriedly had a meal downstairs and learned from Leslie that Benjamin had left
around 6 o’clock. She remained unaffected and silently finished her breakfast.
Then Martina asked Leslie to drive her to the studio.
Leslie had already received instructions from Benjamin and was obedient to all of
Martina’s commands. As long as they weren’t too unreasonable, he was willing to do
anything.
Leslie swiftly drove Martina to the studio and arrived before 9 o’clock.
Martina had already informed Elena in advance that she would be coming.
Returning to the studio after so many days, she didn’t know what words could describe
her current mood.
There was definitely excitement, but there was also a sense of things being different.
If she hadn’t persisted in her initial choices, perhaps her life would have undergone a significant transformation. She wouldn’t be labeled as a gold-digger by others, nor would. she be seen as a woman who solely relied on Benjamin for survival. She would have her own identity, her own status, and most importantly, she would possess everything that truly belonged to her, rather than being a mere accessory to Benjamin.
Martina went to work as usual and clocked in. Besides Leslie constantly guarding
outside, everything else seemed unchanged.
She and Elena stayed together and started by drawing a picture,
During their break, Elena took the initiative to ask, “Is this guy intentionally assigned to you by Benjamin? Will he be here all the time?”
Martina signed, “Yes, wherever I go, he will be there. He’s not exactly a bodyguard, more like Benjamin’s eyes.
Before today, Elena was curious about the reasons behind Benjamin’s willingness to let Martina come and go freely, but now she had come to understand.
