Chapter 157: Minors Can’t Date. Ask About Her Age First!
Before leaving, Grace waved her hand at Simon, or more accurately, at her phone, saying, “Simon, remember to reply to my messages! I’m leaving!”
After Grace was gone for a while, Simon was still standing there, stunned.
Martina couldn’t help but suspect that Simon might have fallen in love at first sight with
that girl. Benjamin cleared his throat and finally brought Simon back to reality.
Simon explained nervously, “Boss, I wasn’t intentionally slacking off during work hours!
I’m sorry!”
It seemed like Simon had been “tormented” by Benjamin too many times before, to the
point that he now had this kind of conditioned reflex. Martina couldn’t help but doubt once again, just how crazy was Benjamin before? This was a bit over the top!
Benjamin wasn’t really angry, just glancing at Simon with indifference. “Minors can’t
date. Ask about her age
first.”
At first, Simon didn’t understand at all and felt like he heard a bunch of gibberish.
“Excuse me?”
Martina also added her opinion, saying, “Benjamin is correct. We cannot allow it if she
is a minor. She should be at least over 18. It’s better to confirm this beforehand.”
This time, Simon understood and his face instantly turned bright red. It was terrifying,
really terrifying!
What on earth were the boss and Miss Martinez talking about? Could they just blurt out anything they wanted?!
“Boss, Miss Martinez, I didn’t mean that…” Simon tried to explain.
Martina smiled slightly, feeling much better now. Indeed, watching others date was
more interesting, and she felt more involved.
“It’s okay, I understand. I guess Benjamin does too. You don’t need to explain,” she said. “By the way, what I wanted to mention is, Simon, just because you don’t have intentions doesn’t mean Grace doesn’t either. Judging from her appearance, she seems like a good girl. If she’s of the right age, you should cherish the opportunity.”
Now Simon was completely speechless.
No matter what Simon said, it seemed that he couldn’t prove himself innocent. Instead of wasting time explaining, it was better to just admit it. It was just a possible relationship. What was the big deal?
Of course, these thoughts were only something Simon dared to think in his own mind. If he dared say them out loud, wouldn’t he get skinned by the boss, given his personality?
“Miss Martinez, please don’t tease me. I’m not interested in this stuff at all, and
besides, I don’t understand it!” Simon gave up the explanation and said.
Martina patted Simon’s shoulder and said, “It’s not a big deal. As you date, you’ll learn.
Everyone has a first time. Just look at your boss.”
She could swear she really didn’t mean to say such things. If she knew these words could be easily misinterpreted, she wouldn’t have said a word!
It’s just that these words didn’t seem to apply to Benjamin, so Martina was blaming herself, thinking that her first love had been a total failure, right?
The more Martina felt like this way, the more Benjamin tried to make amends. Maybe if
he could change her perception of him, they could go back to how things were before.
They successfully descended the mountain, and apart from a small incident that
happened earlier, everything seemed fine. The cable car went down fast, much faster than
when they were going up.
Once they got off the mountain, Martina, concerned about Benjamin’s injuries after a
whole day of fun, insisted on arranging for them to leave..
In the following days, Benjamin filled their schedule to the brim. Despite his body still
recovering in an organized manner, their travel plans were unaffected.
Martina was initially against it, but Benjamin was determined to do so.
After three days, they returned to LA, and at least they didn’t have to commute back and forth every day.
tired.
These few days of fun were enjoyable, but Martina felt extremely uncomfortable and
Once they returned, Martina collapsed onto the big bed and had no intention of getting
up, no matter what. Regardless of what Benjamin did beside her, she was indifferent,
sleeping soundly.
This was different from what Benjamin imagined. Normally, Martina should have been
very happy and given him a hug, right?
But then he thought, if Martina were just like anyone else, how could she truly be
unique?
Soon, Benjamin felt relieved. He had been accompanying Martina on the trip all these days, neglecting a pile of work. Upon their return, he needed to immediately dive into work.
He reminded the half–asleep woman on the bed, “I’ll go to the company in a while, and
I’ll probably be back in the evening. You don’t have to wait for me.”
“If you don’t want to eat at home, you can find Elena. Just let me know in advance where you’ll be,” he continued. “And also, wherever you go, have Leslie accompany you. He
can ensure your safety.”
Martina made a faint sound of acknowledgment, but she was still half asleep and didn’t quite catch what Benjamin said clearly. It was only after Benjamin left and opened the door that she finally woke up from her half–awake state.
Although it should have been a happy occasion, Martina couldn’t help but frown, wondering why Benjamin, who had been so busy with work, was now spending so much time playing with her.
She immediately took out her phone and messaged Elena, “Where are you?”
Elena replied almost instantly, “Let me guess, you’ve been back?”
Martina confirmed with a nodding emoji, “Yes, where are you? I’ll come find you.”
Elena asked, “Is Benjamin not looking after you? Can you come out at this time?”
It was almost dinner time, and Martina shouldn’t be able to go out, but this was just Elena’s assumption.
Martina replied, “Of course, don’t worry about anything. Just send me your location, and
I’ll come over right now.”
Elena obediently sent her location, “Alright, come over. I’m waiting for you here!”
Martina didn’t want to stay at home, especially with Benjamin’s mother living under the
same roof. Despite Elizabeth appearing normal on the surface, she had caused Martina
quite a bit of trouble behind the scenes.
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