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

Chapter 158: How Could My Son Fall for a Woman Like You? 

Martina headed downstairs.

After Benjamin left, Martina actually prepared to go out in just a few minutes.

Benjamin had already left home, probably off to attend to his busy work schedule. Similarly, Simon was not downstairs either. Only Leslie was sitting there obediently, looking like a schoolchild, occasionally yawning.

Elizabeth came out with a plate of fruit and happened to make eye contact with Martina.

Leslie took the initiative to greet Martina, “Miss Martinez, are you heading out?”

“Yes, I’m going out to eat something. Would you like to come with me?” Martina nodded, completely ignoring Elizabeth.

Her words were meant to reassure Benjamin, so she wouldn’t play around and waste more time. Now that she finally had some freedom, she didn’t want to spoil it.

Leslie immediately got up, suddenly feeling wide awake, “Sure, Miss Martinez. Where shall we go? I’ll drive now!”

Elizabeth saw everything and felt extremely displeased. “Is there no food at home? There are so many chefs serving you, yet you still want to eat outside?”

“Martina, it appears that my son is overly respectful to you, but you still lack self- awareness!” she continued, “Today, no matter what, you better not go out! The food is about to be ready, so don’t go causing trouble for no reason!”

Martina could understand Elizabeth’s behavior now. It was nothing more than not liking Martina and deliberately trying to pick a fight. However, Martina had changed a long time ago. How could she allow

Elizabeth to continue bullying her?

Leslie immediately stepped forward, blocking in front of Martina. “Mrs. Walker, this is the boss’s decision. The boss said that as long as Miss Martinez is willing to do something. we must support her. Even you cannot object.”

He wouldn’t dare to speak nonsense here unless Benjamin had said those words.

Elizabeth was so furious. Every time she saw Martina, her mood seemed to be at its worst, and she couldn’t hide her altitude!

“Good, you all are really something! You don’t even understand the basic respect for elders!” she exclaimed. “Martina, you really have some nerve. You kept saying you wanted to leave before, and now you refuse to leave! There are plenty of women who want to marry my son. Who do you think you are to keep occupying him?”

Martina was truly amused. She had explained this kind of situation countless times. It was merely because Elizabeth didn’t take it seriously that this situation arose.

“Mrs. Walker, let me tell you one last time,” Martina stated with an icy-cold tone. “It’s not that I don’t want to leave; it’s that your son won’t let me leave.”

“Whether you believe I did it intentionally or it happened by chance, you better not provoke me. I’m sure you can see how much your son values me these days, right?” Martina inadvertently revealed the bracelet on her wrist as she spoke. It was a particularly well- crafted one, shimmering with a deep green color.

The bracelet looked extremely beautiful on Martina’s wrist and it seemed to be of great value, and Elizabeth couldn’t take her eyes off it.

Elizabeth had a strong liking for jewelry, especially jade accessories. Seeing such a fine piece, she couldn’t help but want to claim it for herself, and her restraint was wearing thin.

Without any warning, she strode over to Martina and began pulling at her wrist, demanding in a hoarse voice, “Where did you get this bracelet? Did you trick my son into buying it for you? How shameless can you be?”

“You eat at my home, spend my son’s money, and use his resources. And now, you even make him buy you such an expensive bracelet. Do you truly believe you deserve all of this?” she continued, her anger escalating.

Martina was genuinely infuriated now. She wondered if Elizabeth had lost her mind. Why was her behavior becoming more and more intolerable? And what did the bracelet on her wrist have to do with Benjamin? It was just that she saw a bracelet on a street vendor’s stall that looked decent enough, so she bought it to wear casually. It appeared to be of excellent quality, but in reality, it was just a fake.

Surprisingly, this simple act seemed to have deeply provoked Elizabeth. It was truly inexplicable. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

Perhaps Martina did it with a mindset to witness a joke, or maybe she deliberately wanted to upset Elizabeth.

Martina uttered a statement that struck at the heart, “I think you’re mistaken, Mrs. Walker.”

Elizabeth struggled to retain a hint of composure and asked, “What do you mean by that? Which of my words was wrong?”

In her view, she hadn’t said anything wrong. Martina indeed relied completely on her son, and without him, she would be nothing.

Martina smiled faintly, but the smile was faked. “What I meant is that I also sleep with your son. Are you angry? If you’ve got the guts, go and tell Benjamin about it.” Elizabeth didn’t know how to respond for a moment.

Leslie suppressed a laugh. It had only been a few days since they last met, and Miss Martinez’s words had become so sharp. She was hitting the nail on the head. Elizabeth was already not an easy person to deal with, and now she looked even worse.

“You… you shameless woman! Do you have any shame?” Elizabeth was definitely angry.

Her chest heaved violently, and her eyes couldn’t help but roll back. It seemed like she might faint at any moment, but Martina was not going to fall for it!

“Whether I have shame or not, that’s not for you to decide. Just take care of your own health. After all, I’m still young,” Martina taunted. “If you end up hurting yourself because of anger, do you think Benjamin will help you or side with me?”

After speaking, Martina didn’t hesitate and gave Leslie a glance, “Let’s go.” she said, and they both left the place without delay. Elizabeth was left behind, seething with frustration, but with no outlet to express it.

“Bitch! How could my son fall for a woman like you??” Elizabeth screamed. She really couldn’t understand it. In her eyes, Martina was completely unworthy of mention. Yet, it was precisely this seemingly insignificant woman who could easily manipulate her son, which was truly unimaginable.

How could Elizabeth not understand that Martina remained so composed? It was simply because Martina knew that even if Elizabeth were to complain to Benjamin, it wouldn’t lead to a favorable situation. On the contrary, it might backfire and completely affect the relationship between mother and son.

Apart from being helplessly enraged, Elizabeth had no better solution at the moment. If this were to happen a few more times, she might really end up so infuriated that she’d spit blood.