Chapter 87
Chapter 87: Late Night Departure In the study.
The computer screen in front of Benjamin was constantly lit.
However, his mind was not here at all. Despite a pop-up for a video conference appearing, Benjaminremained in a daze.
In recent days, a noticeable change had come over him, leaving him truly disoriented and unsettled.
As he reflected on the day, when he had delved into Martina’s past experiences, he couldn’t shake offthe realization that she had been mistreated by almost everyone around her. Whether they werefamiliar faces, friends, family, or other relationships, none of them had treated Martina with kindness. Infact, there was an unsettling undercurrent of inexplicable dislike directed towards her.
Yet Martina never mentioned any of this to him. She always kept silent and swallowed her frustrations.
If Benjamin hadn’t personally investigated, perhaps he would still be in the dark.
According to Simon’s account, Benjamin was consumed by anger when he learned. about Martina’sexperiences. Reflecting on his unintentional touch earlier in the day, which had triggered such a strongreaction from Martina, he couldn’t help but wonder if his ignorance, inaction, and subsequentdisappointment had contributed to her current state.
Benjamin rubbed his temples. Some things ultimately required making some changes. Checking thetime, Benjamin realized it was already midnight. He left the study and made his way into Martina’sbedroom.
As soon as he entered, he noticed that only a dim night light was on, and Martina was already soundasleep, hugging a pillow.
Martina, who used to cling to him and fall asleep in his embrace regardless of the time, had ultimatelydisappeared.
Benjamin seemed to have pondered something, but in the end, he didn’t stay in the room. Instead, hewalked out again.
He took out his phone, put on a clean windbreaker, and left without looking back, accompanied byLeslie.
Simon was already asleep, and Benjamin didn’t call for him.
Leslie, driving the car, didn’t know what Benjamin was up to. He looked at Benjamin through therearview mirror and asked, “Boss, where are we going next?”
Leslie remained in a drowsy state and had no idea what Benjamin was up to. Benjamin didn’t say aword; he just instructed Leslie to keep driving forward.
As time passed, they arrived at the rooftop of a large upscale bar. Only individuals of high status hadthe possibility of accessing this place.
As Benjamin had notified them, one person after another began to arrive.
Among them, Adam was the first to arrive, holding two bottles of fine wine in his hands, clearlyprepared for the occasion. Accompanying Adam were others, some of whom were his closestcompanions.
These individuals mostly relied on their influential backgrounds and acted lawlessly. They consideredthemselves superior, looking down on everyone else, but in reality, their personal abilities were quitemediocre. Especially when compared to someone like Benjamin, they were completely outmatched. Itwas like the difference between a PhD graduate and a kid in kindergarten, no comparison at all.
But that clearly wasn’t the main point.
Adam sat across from Benjamin with a cheerful smile, seemingly quite happy.
Benjamin had been busy and hadn’t had time to hang out with these “friends” since he returned. Nowonder they were so excited.
Now that Benjamin took the initiative to invite them, even though it was late at night, many peoplehurriedly came together. Especially one person who was already sleeping with his new girlfriend butstill got dressed and drove over.
Benjamin held high position in their hearts, one that absolutely could not be shaken by
anyone!
“Benjamin, I almost forgot when was the last time we got together for drinks. You finally took theinitiative to invite us,” said Adam, in high spirits, opened the bottle of wine. and enthusiastically poureda glass for Benjamin.
Benjamin didn’t say much from beginning to end, at most, he just gave a stingy look, but that was aboutit.
“By the way, that woman I saw last time who looks like Martina, is she really Martina?” Adam asked. ‘Isshe crazy? How dare she go to such a far place alone, and by ship! Is she out of her mind from time totime?”
Even in front of Benjamin, Adam had no filter in his speech, clearly not taking Martina seriously.
The others chimed in, “Exactly, Martina is always causing trouble.”
“She said she was going to leave this time, right? How come I heard she came back? | knew shewouldn’t last more than a month before eagerly returning. I was right!”
These people kept on babbling about Martina, as if they had turned it into some kind of
amusement.
Unfortunately, for Benjamin, this was not something to be happy about.
Even Leslie clenched his fist. So, this was the reason why Miss Martinez wanted to
leave?
These people, as friends around the boss, regardless of the depth or shallowness of their relationships,were merely coincidentally connected to the bos5.
However, this kind of relationship had absolutely nothing to do with Martina. Were they Indirectlyslapping the boss in the face?
Leslie didn’t know what the boss was up to before, but now he probably had a guess.
He silently stood behind the boss, saying rigthing As an efficient subordinate, he must possess theability to minimize his presence, take action when necessary, and vanish when
appropriate, leaving no room for ambiguity
Adam took a sip of his drink, saying to himself, “Of course, that materialistic woman, how could shebear to leave Benjamin? She’s just fooling around!”
“Benjamin,” he said, “Just let her go. We’re not even from the same world as her.”
“It’s clear that people from different circles shouldn’t force themselves together. She doesn’t get it, butyou do. I actually think my sister is pretty great…”
Clearly, Adam didn’t know what happened between Amy and Benjamin. If he knew, he probablywouldn’t dare to say such things. Even at this point, he wanted to pave the way for his sister. In acertain aspect, he could be considered a good brother.
However, Adam’s personality was bad, and his way of handling things was even worse.
No one truly liked this kind of person.
Benjamin’s eyes flickered, revealing a profound darkness within them. If there was anything thatexuded the coldest aura in this room, it would be Benjamin.
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