"Beanie, what's wrong?" Mashauva looked up at Bruno in confusion.
Her eyes were clear and innocent. Bruno did not want her to see things in a negative light, so he said softly, "Stop asking questions. Just follow me."
Mashauva had been obedient when it came to Bruno since young, and she had been trusting towards him too. She did not ask any further while she just got up and walked up next to Bruno.
Lets go.
Bruno held her hand to leave. Just as he turned around, he bumped into Rosalie who had just walked over. She had already changed into a beautiful gown, a tiara and a pair of crystal heels. To Mashauva, she looked like a princess from a storybook.
Mashauva was simple minded. She kept staring at her because she thought that she was beautiful. She did not feel embarrassed at all for continuously staring at her.
"Bruno, you're a little late. Mashauva has almost finished the entire cake after eating many desserts already."
Bruno looked at her coldly and pursed his lips. Freddy looked annoyed too but he didn't say anything mean to Rosalie like he would usually.
One was trying to restrain, and the other repressed himself.
Rosalie had never seen the two of them behave like that before. It seemed that Mashauva indeed had her influence on them. She thought she had made the right decision to invite her over as Bruno wouldn't have turned up otherwise, not matter how hard she tried.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Rosalie's gaze fell on Mashauva's face.
"Is the cake good?"
Mashauva thought of the delicious fresh fruit cake, and she was craving for more of it. She whispered, "It's delicious. Thank you. Can you tell me where you bought the cake?"
"It seems that you really like it." Rosalie didn't answer her directly. She just smiled and said, "If you like it, I can bring you more next time."
"There's no need," said Bruno calmly. "She shouldn't be eating too many desserts. Thank you, Rosalie."
Freddy added immediately, "Yes, exactly. Consuming too much sugar can cause diabetes. You've had enough today, Mashauva. Aunt Minerva called just now and asked what time you are coming back for dinner. Let's go."
Mashauva's eyes were filled with puzzlement. Before she could react, Bruno carried her up and left the party together with Freddy.
Hailey and Lena were a couple steps behind and failed to catch up with them.
When they noticed that Bruno had left with Mashauva, they wanted to follow but were stopped by Rosalie.
"You have changed into your dresses. The birthday party is about to begin. You two can just stay."
"But Mashauva..."
"She had to leave with Bruno as they had something going on. It has nothing to do with you both. Stay here and have fun. I'll get someone to send you back to school later."
Hailey and Lena wanted to refuse, but the three of them had already left the venue. After they exchanged glances at each other, they could only agree to stay.
After that, Rosalie's friend couldn't help but to ask her.
"Rosalie, didn't you invite his sister so that Bruno will come and attend your party? Why did you let them go so easily?" "What else could I have done? I couldn't have forced them to stay, could I?"
"So, isn't it a waste of our efforts today?"
A waste of efforts? Rosalie smiled. She did not think of it as a waste of effort. In the past, she had always thought that Bruno was cold and emotionless, as though he wasn't interested in anything at all. After that day's incident, she found out that he was capable of caring for someone.
Mashauva was a foodie, so it would be easy to manage her.
After they left the birthday party, Bruno was still carrying Mashauva in his arms. He carried her like he was carrying a small child and it was hurting her arms.
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