Fleeing the Gilded Cage: Don’t Want to be the Billionaire’s Wife
Chapter 136

Chapter 136

Chapter 136: The Golden Canary in the Cage

When they returned from the hospital, Martina couldn’t hide her worry on her face.

Even though Benjamin was the one who got injured, he seemed completely unaffected,

appearing as if nothing had happened at all. Right now, his main concern was Martina’s attitudetowards him, and nothing else mattered.

In this strange twist of fate, it seemed like Martina had finally shown some glimpses of her past feelingsfor him, even if it was just a tiny bit.

The two of them returned to their hotel room. Martina had brought back some

medication from the hospital, including bandages for dressing wounds and oral medication mainly foranti–inflammatory and antibacterial purposes.

Martina immediately boiled some hot water for Benjamin and kept on fussing over him.

“Why are you so impulsive? Back then, even without you, I would’ve just had a minor arm scrape, butyou got injured in the back,” she scolded, worry evident in her voice.

The doctor said at the time that if Benjamin hadn’t been lucky, he might have punctured his lung, andthat would have been much harder to treat. If the lungs get infected, it could

lead to a dangerous condition.

Just the thought of that possibility made Martina’s heart broken, and she couldn’t calm

down for a long time.

“Please don’t do such impulsive things again. Regardless of the situation, people need to be a bitselfish and consider themselves more. You’ve done well before, right?” she continued. “I don’t want tosee anything like this happen again. Please promise me that you

won’t do it anymore.”

“For the next few days, maybe you should take a break from work and focus on healing!” shesuggested.

Listening to Martina’s words, Benjamin’s smile on his face became even more

pronounced. He couldn’t hide the evident sense of care and concern he felt from her words.

“Martina, are you caring about me?” Benjamin asked, already knowing the answer but perhaps seekingsome reassurance for his own peace of mind, which was why he intentionally posed the question thisway. Because he wasn’t entirely certain about Martina’s true intentions. At least that was how hecurrently felt.

Martina paused, and in that moment, she unwittingly realized that she had exposed her caringdemeanor quite clearly. However, she stubbornly refused to admit it.

Even though they had already decided to part ways, they were just forced to be together for now. Ifthey continued like this, when would it end?

“I’m not caring about you. I’m just worried that if something happened to me, your family wouldn’tforgive me,” Martina replied.

Benjamin was speechless. A hint of desolation appeared on his face, indicating that

Martina’s words had hurt him.

But quickly, he composed himself again and said in a soft tone, “Actions speak louder

than words.”

Although Martina tried to avoid making eye contact with Benjamin, she found it hard to

control her gaze, still involuntarily falling on him. She felt uneasy especially when she

thought about the wounds on Benjamin’s back.

“I don’t,” Martina said, deliberately avoiding eye contact with Benjamin.

However, her actions didn’t stop at all. She directly picked up the not–so–hot water and

handed it to Benjamin, saying in a slightly firm tone, “Take your medicine quickly, don’t think

about anything else.”

Benjamin could only sigh and lower his gaze again, realizing that no matter how he

asked now, it wouldn’t make a difference, so he gradually gave up.

Whether it was an illusion or something else, Martina could always clearly feel that

Benjamin’s aura was dim, as if he was genuinely upset.

In the past, he was always inscrutable in his emotions, and even Martina had to ponder deeply toperceive his feelings. Now, he was unexpectedly exposing his emotions so easily,

which was truly astonishing.

Perhaps Benjamin’s current state was truly heartbreaking, and in the end, Martina

couldn’t bring herself to say the tough words.

“Benjamin, remember what I’m telling you, don’t be this foolish again,” Martina carefully chose herwords. “If you act like this, I won’t be able to repay you any favors.”

Initially, Benjamin was just feeling a little upset, but after hearing Martina’s words, he couldn’t hold backanymore.

He thought Martina cared about him now because she still had some feelings for him, even if it was justa tiny bit. But now, with those words, it was clear she wanted to intentionally distance herself from him.

“You don’t want to be close to me that badly? I don’t need you to repay any favors not in the past, notat present, and not in the future,” Benjamin said, his gaze firmly staring

at Martina.

Benjamin fully understood his own thoughts every day, every second.

Martina didn’t know what to say, so she could only express her current feelings with

silence.

Benjamin’s graceful fingers softly intertwined with one of Martina’s, creating a su connection betweenthem. In this tender moment, he appeared to have descended fro

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once unattainable god–like pedestal, now embracing the simplicity of being a mere mortal, grounded inthe dust of reality.

He then softly said, “You said you wouldn’t leave me.”

Martina didn’t know exactly when Benjamin was referring to, but if it was in the past, she had indeedsaid that, not just once. However, people inevitably change; it’s impossible to hold on to those pastthoughts forever, right?

What Martina didn’t realize was that in her confused state, she had already told.

Benjamin that she wouldn’t leave him. Unfortunately, at that time, her consciousness was

muddled, so how could she remember those things?

Martina remained silent, feeling Benjamin’s breath becoming heavier. Finally, she gently

patted his hand back.

“Martina” Benjamin hesitated with his words.

“It’s getting late, you should rest properly.” After uttering these words, Martina walked into thebathroom, planning to calm herself before coming out again.

She splashed cold water on her face, looking at her reflection in the mirror, feeling like she wasbecoming more and more unfamiliar to herself.

She found herself starting to fear Benjamin’s closeness, even though she knew he seemed to havegenuine feelings for her. However, she couldn’t go back to how things were before.

What Benjamin had done for her this time was something she couldn’t forget. If it wasn’t for him, shewould have been in danger, and she didn’t even want to imagine the consequences if he hadn’t arrivedin time.

Owing someone a favor was hard to repay.

Martina splashed her face with cold water several times to calm her restless heart.

“Martina, you can do this,” she muttered to herself. “You and Benjamin are originally from differentworlds. Maybe he has feelings for you now, but it’s only temporary, don’t take it seriously.”