Gift
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.
Actually, sometimes money could be really handy. If Benjamin wanted to, he could effortlessly take them to the mountaintop with his abilities. But he thought it would appear insincere, so he abandoned that idea and dragged his injured body, determined to climb the
mountain.
Martina couldn’t figure out where Benjamin got this stubborn idea from. There was a perfectly good way, yet he insisted on making himself tired by climbing the mountain.
However, considering that Benjamin was already climbing despite his injuries, Martina didn’t have a better solution, so she could only follow along.
After at least an 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 three hours.
Taking in the fresh air at the summit, Martina felt refreshed and delighted. The air up there was really good.
Perhaps due to the difficulty 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 their determination.
Benjamin felt the same way.
Directly, his gaze swept around the surroundings, and he quickly noticed a temple about a few hundred meters ahead!
The temple wasn’t large, only having one entrance, and almost everyone who reached
the mountain top would come and go from there.
Holding Martina’s hand, Benjamin continued walking towards it.
Martina looked much more relaxed compared to the other breathless climbers. The
main reason was that Benjamin shouldered all the pressure himself, and he even wanted to
carry her on his back. If it weren’t for she strongly rejecting the idea, he might have actually
done it.
Above the temple, it wrote “Love Temple“.
As for what this temple was for, it was quite evident. Martina didn’t know much about it before, but now that she saw it with her own eyes, it became clearer.
At this moment, she finally understood why Benjamin insisted on coming to this place. So, he was here to pray for a lifetime relationship as well?
A strange feeling washed over her. Was it possible that Benjamin had genuinely developed feelings for her and was now convinced that he wouldn’t change his mind?
Perhaps, at this moment, Benjamin’s possessiveness as a man made him unwilling to
let go easily.
But Martina knew that as time passed, such possessiveness would fade away eventually. Why couldn’t Benjamin understand this?
Martina couldn’t bring herself to express her feelings directly, yet she couldn’t stay completely indifferent either.
“Benjamin, in fact, places like Love Temple, some people believe in them while others don’t, but I happen to be one who doesn’t believe.,” she said, slowly. “If I had known you came up the mountain for this, maybe I would have stopped you from the beginning.”
“Is it because you didn’t want to come here with me?” Benjamin seemed a bit hurt by her words. The expression in the man’s eyes appeared very complex. Despite his imposing figure, he seemed to be filled with extreme grievances.
Even though Benjamin was a high–ranking leader, he now appeared to be inferior. It wasn’t that he had a masochistic tendency, It was simply because he didn’t want to lose
Martina.
During the month when Martina was away from home, Benjamin didn’t even kno he managed to hold on. Perhaps, he firmly believed that he would eventually find hef
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that belief barely got him through.
When Benjamin found Martina, he was overwhelmed with excitement. Despite having so many questions to ask, he kept them all hidden in his heart, unable to voice them out. Especially at that moment when Martina was so weak and on the verge of losing
consciousness, he wondered how much suffering she had endured to end up like this? At
that moment, the anger in his heart dissipated completely, replaced only by the joy of
having her back.
He reminded himself that it didn’t matter, it didn’t matter at all why Martina had left
before. The only thing that mattered was that she had returned. One should not be too
greedy in life, otherwise, they might end up losing everything.
That was why later, Benjamin underwent a profound transformation, discarding his old ways, and time after time, he challenged the preconceptions in Martina’s heart. It was just
because he didn’t want to watch her leave helplessly.
away.
Benjamin wouldn’t let anyone who had bullied Martina in the past or threatened her get
He realized that his past actions were indeed wrong. Even though he didn’t physically harm Martina, his indifference was a form of harm in itself. While he didn’t fully grasp the situation back then, he should have understood if he had paid more attention. Especially
when he recalled the words Elena said at that time, he still felt heartbroken even now.
Elena used to say, “Benjamin, do you really understand Martina? Do you really know what she thinks? Do you know how much she has sacrificed to be with you? Do you realize that she has given up so much for you? What gives you the right to demand that she must stay with you? Is it just because of your face or your status?”
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