Chapter 70
Chapter 70: This Was Simply A Battlefield
Could it be that her son no longer believed in her?
The moment this possibility crossed Elizabeth’s mind, her face instantly darkened, and she wished she
could just drag Martina off the bed right now and throw her out.
Unfortunately, Leslie was still present, so Elizabeth couldn’t openly express her true feelings too
obviously.
In the end, Elizabeth could only forcefully suppress her inner anger and disappear from the room.
ording to Benjamin’s wishes, it was best for Elizabeth not to go upstairs. She could freelymand
downstairs.
It didn’t matter what she did, but the second floor belonged to Martina, and Benjamin didn’t want
anyone to disturb her and risk provoking her discontent.
Martina was already unhappy about being forcibly brought back, and if someone deliberately caused
trouble in front of her, it would definitely backfire.
Benjamin now valued Martina’s feelings a lot, and naturally, he wouldn’t allow anyone to bully her in his
presence, not even her own mother.
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In fact, to put it inly, Benjamin was trying to make amends. Regardless of the oue, he wanted to
take action first, or else he would feel very uneasy.
Leslie watched Elizabeth leave, and ayer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. This was simply a
battlefield.
When Elizabeth left, the look in her eyes seemed like she wanted to kill. Had he offended Elizabeth?
Leslie deeply regretted it now. He would rather engage in a bloody battle with someone. for several
days than endure such a stifling atmosphere here.
Unfortunately, this was ultimately the boss’s decision, and no matter how dissatisfied Leslie felt, he
couldn’t change the situation.
Apart from silently enduring, he didn’t have any better ideas.
Leslie deliberately closed the door for Martina and added, “Miss Martinez, rest well. If there’s anything
else, just call me. I’ll be at the staircase.”
Martina didn’t say anything.
Even though she had been so unreasonable, could Benjamin still tolerate it? After all, it was Benjamin’s
own mother.
Martina had no doubt that the incident about her almost falling out with Elizabeth would soon reach
Benjamin’s ears.
It appeared that her previous actions had not been sufficient. She needed to devise a n to make
Benjamin be more repulsed by her at a faster pace.
…
Perhaps due to her bad mood, Martina was feeling a bit drowsy. As she continued to think, she
unknowingly fell asleep.
When Martina woke up again, it was already afternoon.
Faintly, she could hear voices downstairs as if there were other people present.
Normally, very few outsiders would enter this vi because Benjamin had agermophobia and didn’t like
having too many people in his home.
Even Elizabeth was the same. If she wanted to socialize with others, she had to leave home and go
outside. Otherwise, it would only displease Benjamin.
Martina’s eyebrows twitched slightly, feeling that something was off. She decided to step out and take a
look.
The oue was quite unexpected when Martina took a look. Downstairs, there was an automatic
mahjong table set up.
Several women, who seemed to be influential figures, were sitting around the mahjong table, dressed
in morous attire, ying the game. Among them was Elizabeth.
Martina could roughly guess why Elizabeth did this-it was probably a disguised provocation.
Since Elizabeth didn’t get the desired oue from her confrontation with Martina, she decided to
express her dissatisfaction to Benjamin in this manner.
However, even so, Benjamin seemed to turn a blind eye to it. His temper was even more resilient than
Martina had anticipated. He appeared to possess the patience of a saint.
Honestly, Martina couldn’t believe it. Was this really Benjamin? Normally, hen would explode at the
slightest provocation.
Martina’s eyes rolled, and she happened to see Leslie bringing some fresh fruits.
Seeing that she was awake, Leslie politely asked, “Would you like to have some fruits? These are
freshly flown-in fruits, they taste amazing. They were specially prepared by the boss for you.”
Martina nced at them. They were just some very fresh grapes that looked delicious, but she didn’t
have much of an appetite.
She casually shook her head and said, “No, thanks.” Then her gaze fell back on those women
downstairs ying mahjong.
Then, as if Martina had thought of something, a faint smile finally appeared at the corner of her mouth,
and she proactively nced at Leslie, saying, “So, Benjamin only told you to keep an eye on me and
not let me leave, but he didn’t restrict my freedom to do whatever I want at home, right?”
Leslie knew that Martina had long understood why he stayed here, so he didn’t pretend otherwise.
“That’s right. What does Miss Martinez want to do? As long as you don’t leave – and cause any trouble,
I can fulfill your requests.”
Martina said casually, gesturing downstairs, “In that case, could you prepare some >py for me? I want
to y a few rounds with them.”
Leslie didn’t know what Martina wanted to do.
Martina actually wanted to y mahjong. He never heard that she knew how to y mahjong before.
But this was indeed within Leslie’s capabilities, so he didn’t dwell on it and immediately made the
necessary arrangements.
At this moment, perhaps due to Elizabeth’s bad mood, her luck wasn’t great either. They had already
yed so many rounds, yet she hadn’t won a single hand and was close to losing all her chips.
The otherdiesughed gleefully and said, “It seems that you have something on your mind today.
Howe you haven’t won a single hand for such a long time? Looks like we’ll have to go easy on you
next, or else you might not want to y with us anymore.”
“By the way, this is our first time visiting your home. We heard you have a prospective daughter-inw.
Would it be convenient for us to meet her sometime?”
These people were clearly poking at sensitive spots, and Elizabeth was on the verge of losing her
temper.
However, she couldn’t reveal her family’s dirtyundry in front of outsiders. She could only force a smile
and say, “My daughter-inw isn’t here, maybe next time.”
But in the next moment, Martina followed Leslie downstairs, showing apleteck of understanding.
When Elizabeth heard the sound, she turned around and immediately noticed Martina’s presence. Her
gaze tightened as she questioned in a low voice, “What are you doing here? Weren’t you supposed to
be sleeping?”
Martina shrugged it off, “Since your luck is so bad, why not take a break? How about I y on your
behalf?”
Since she couldn’t leave anyhow, she might as well have fun with Benjamin’s money. If she was going
to misbehave, she would do itpletely. It was a way to provoke Elizabeth, after all.
Martina didn’t mind losing money that wasn’t hers. She waspletely unconcerned.