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Chapter 148
Chapter 148
Chapter 148: As Long as Your Relationship is Good, Don’t Bother About Me
Simon continued to silently follow behind the two of them, thinking, “As long as your relationship is good, don’t bother about me.”
Fortunately, they hadn’t walked far when Simon noticed several delivery personnel stationed along the road. It meant that as long as the money was paid, they could help deliver items to specified locations, making it easier for tourists visiting this place.
Simon thought that they still had a long way to go, and it wasn’t convenient to carry everything, so he picked out some necessary items and had the rest sent away by the delivery service. Of course, he did this with the agreement of Martina and Benjamin; otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to take such action.
After walking for a while, Martina was concerned that Benjamin’s body might not hold up well, so she suggested taking a seat nearby.
Benjamin believed there was no need to hurry, so he agreed. They still had a bit of a walk to reach the edge of the cliff, which would probably take another ten minutes or so.
Taking a short rest sounded like a good idea.
The two of them found a bench nearby and sat down, while Simon silently cleaned the bench in advance for them.
Recently, due to the increased interaction with Benjamin, Martina gradually discovered Simon’s remarkable abilities which made her respect him. Sometimes, she even wondered if she could be as good as Simon if she became an assistant herself.
Simon sensed a probing gaze and a cold gaze directed at him, and instantly assumed a ready–to– follow–orders expression. The two gazes were from Martina and Benjamin, of course.
Benjamin’s possessiveness towards Martina was very strong now, so when he noticed Martina showing interest in observing Simon, he couldn’t help but feel displeased.
Simon immediately figured out the situation and anxiously looked at Martina, asking, “Miss Martinez, do you need any help? Why are you looking at me like that?”
He didn’t dare to say it directly, “Miss Martinez, please, you mustn’t keep looking at me like that. If you do, I’m afraid I won’t be able to keep my life.”
Of course, Martina had no idea what was going on in Simon’s mind.
“It’s nothing. I just feel that you’re doing a great job as an assistant,” she simply answered. “The way you and Benjamin understand each other without even exchanging a single glance is really remarkable. You helped a lot. No wonder Benjamin decided to keep you by his side.”
These words came straight from Martina’s heart. She genuinely appreciated how hard it was to be such an assistant. It was not a job that anyone could do.
Simon blushed a little; he probably didn’t expect Martina to suddenly praise him like this, making him feel a bit uncomfortable.
Through their time together, Simon realized that Martina wasn’t as terrible as he had initially imagined. In fact, she was a very well–mannered, polite, and intelligent woman, wasn’t she? Perhaps his previous misconceptions were due to some preconceived notions.
Simon politely said, “Thank you. This is just what I should do. The boss pays me a good salary every month, so it’s only right and proper that I do my best in this position.”
Martina sighed, “Maybe you are right, but…well, forget it. I don’t think you’ll understand even if I explain.”
The three of them rested here for a while, feeling that their energy had recovered enough, and they replenished their water before preparing to continue their journey.
One minute before they set off, Martina specially touched the wound on Benjamin’s back. “How are you feeling? Any pain? If you can’t walk anymore, just tell me. We don’t have to come here at this moment. We can always come back in the future.”
Benjamin’s calm face showed a hint of surprise. His gaze fell on Martina. Unlike the usual indifference and dismissiveness he had towards others, his eyes were filled with complex emotions that were hard to understand,
“Future?” he repeated the word, seemingly pondering something.
Martina was puzzled, “Yes. Is there a problem?” Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
Benjamin seemed to think of something but eventually shook his head, “No. And I’m feeling fine.”
In reality, Benjamin had a lot on his mind. Since Martina could openly talk about the future and staying together, did that mean that the current Martina didn’t want to leave anymore?
Their pace was not slow, and they soon arrived at the edge of the cliff. Although it was a real cliff, there were some safety measures in place, such as iron chains and stone pillars, all designed to protect pedestrians.
Almost all the people who came to this place were couples, one man and one woman. Of course, there could be situations like the one that Simon saw earlier, but those cases were relatively rare.
When Martina and the others arrived here, they didn’t rush to lock their matching locks. Benjamin took the locks from Martina’s hand and wrote something on them.
At this critical moment, Martina unintentionally looked towards the edge of the cliff and noticed something very unexpected. The couple who should have been very sweet didn’t hang the locks on the chains like others did.
Instead, they took out a series of lock–picking tools and removed one pair of the many locks hanging on the chains at the cliff’s edge.
There were tens of thousands, if not more, pairs of locks on this cliff. It would be really challenging to find their own locks among so many.
Martina clearly saw the girl sobbing uncontrollably but trying hard not to cry out loud.
Her shoulders were shaking from the sobs.
The young man looked at the girl’s back with apparent helplessness and sadness.
It was unclear what had happened between the two, but they looked well–matched in appearance and temperament. However, fate seemed to play a cruel trick on them.
After about a few tens of seconds, the man finally spoke, “Let’s stop here.” “From now on, you do your thing, and I’ll do mine. We’ll follow different paths.” “After this, we’ll marry other people, and we won’t have any more connections. The matching locks on this cliff were our last obstacle, but I’ve unlocked them.”
“Honey, I’ll call you this way one last time. I hope you will be happy and find everlasting happiness after leaving me. Goodbye.”
Under Martina’s watchful gaze, the man actually turned and walked away.
At this moment, the girl suddenly turned around, seemingly wanting to call out to stop the young man’s departure. However, when she saw his resolute steps, her words got stuck in her throat.
Clasping her hands tightly around her arms, she crouched down on the ground, sobbing loudly, “I didn’t want this… I’m sorry… We were not meant to be… I’m sorry…”