Feeling herself falling into familiar and warm arms, Martina didn't feel happy, but instead felt increasingly bitter inside.
She stood firm and lifted her head to meet Benjamin's deep and bottomless eyes once again.
Benjamin's eyes only had Martina in them, giving her an unprecedented feeling of deep affection.
Martina quickly turned her head away, reminding herself, "Martina, you can't turn back now. Once you do, it's a point of no return. If you turn back this time, no one will ever look up to you again."
With these thoughts in mind, she extricated herself from Benjamin's embrace.
"Benjamin, everything is already clear. That place is your home, not mine. I have no reason to go back," Martina said.
She thought she had made it very clear, and given Benjamin's extremely proud personality, he would not allow such provocation.
It was all over.
However, Benjamin just looked at her incredulously as she was pushed him away. Perhaps he didn't even hear what Martina had just said.