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

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 attitude towards him, and nothing else mattered.

In this strange twist of fate, it seemed like Martina had finally shown some glimpses of her past feelings for 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 for anti–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, but you 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, and that 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 bit selfish and consider themselves more. You’ve done well before, right?” she continued. “I don’t want to see 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!” she suggested.

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.

knowing the answer but perhaps seeking some reassurance for his own peace of mind, which was why he intentionally posed the question this way.

paused, and in that moment, she unwittingly realized that she had exposed her caring

just forced to be together for now. If they continued like this, when

worried that if something happened to me, your family

A hint of desolation appeared on

in a soft tone, “Actions speak louder

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

don’t,” Martina said, deliberately avoiding eye contact with

water and handed it to Benjamin,

only sigh and lower his gaze again, realizing that no matter how he asked now,

something else, Martina could always clearly feel that Benjamin’s aura was dim, as if he was

had to ponder deeply to perceive his feelings. Now, he was unexpectedly exposing his

Benjamin’s current state was truly heartbreaking, and in the end, Martina couldn’t bring herself to

don’t be this foolish again,” Martina carefully chose her words. “If you act like this, I won’t be able to repay you

feeling a little upset, but after hearing

had some feelings for him, even if it was just a tiny bit. But now, with those words, it was clear she

not in the past, not at present, and not in the future,” Benjamin said, his gaze

his own

say, so she could only

them. In this tender moment, he appeared to have descended fro once unattainable god–like pedestal, now embracing the simplicity of being a mere mortal,

“You said you wouldn’t leave