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

Chapter 153

Chapter 153: A Man’s Grief

Later, Benjamin waved his hand in front of Martina, and a distinct masculine fragrance hit her, finally bringing her back to her senses.

Instinctively, Martina took a step back, finding Benjamin dangerously close, as if he might kiss her any second.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed, she looked at him warily and said, “What’s up? Why are you so close? If you have something to say, say it without getting touchy!”

Benjamin looked genuinely innocent this time, “I didn’t get touchy at all. I was just trying to talk to you, but you completely ignored me.”

Martina belatedly realized that she was lost in her thoughts earlier, not even paying attention to what Benjamin was saying.

Her eyelids trembled slightly, and she tried to act nonchalant as she asked, “What did you say just now? I spaced out and didn’t catch it.”

Benjamin’s gaze shifted, and of course, he wouldn’t repeat himself. He simply turned away and got off the bed, his voice sounding somewhat muted, “It’s nothing.”

Martina felt a bit strange. She had just casually asked, so why did Benjamin suddenly become frustrated? Could it be that what he said earlier was really significant? However,

Martina didn’t ask further.

They got ready to continue their mountain climbing. Simon had prepared some mountaineering equipment, though it wasn’t clear where he got them from. With these things, climbing the mountain would be much easier for them.

abilities. But he thought

from. There was a perfectly good way, yet he insisted on making himself tired by climbing the

despite his injuries, Martina

hour of climbing, they finally reached the mountaintop. Thanks to their equipment, it was much easier for them to climb than it would have been for others, who might have taken at least

air at the summit, Martina felt

of the climb, not many people ventured up here, but those who did would find the atmosphere to be profoundly uplifting, as if it strengthened

the

around the surroundings, and he quickly noticed a temple about a few hundred

everyone

hand, Benjamin continued walking towards

and he even wanted to carry her on his back. If it weren’t for she

temple, it wrote

was quite evident. Martina didn’t know much about it before, but now that she

this moment, she finally understood why Benjamin insisted on coming to this place. So, he was here to pray for a lifetime relationship

over her. Was it possible that Benjamin had genuinely developed feelings for her and was now convinced that he wouldn’t

as a man made

Martina knew that as time passed, such possessiveness would fade away eventually. Why couldn’t Benjamin

feelings directly, yet she couldn’t stay

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