As she put her phone away, Bruno's gaze still haunted her.
She couldn't believe such a handsome young man would have such a deadly stare. Qiana suddenly regretted ruining his impression of her because of Mashauva; it'd be hard for her to save the damage done.
She might have to create a chance.
They parked the car at a gas station at two in the morning. Bruno turned his head back only to see Mashauva sleeping awkwardly, and his gaze turned somewhat helpless.
This girl.
Freddy also saw it and asked, "Why don't we find a hotel and let her sleep more comfortably?"
It was a restless sleep for Qiana as she wasn't used to sleeping in a moving car. At first, she was able to fight her sleepiness, but later she still fell asleep.
However, just when she fell asleep, Mashauva moved and laid her body on the seats, accidentally bumping into her.
Qiana was so furious that she almost lost her
temper on the spot.
If Bruno wasn't present, she would've definitely yanked Mashauva up by her hair.
But to protect her image in front of Bruno, she could only swallow her anger. She even pretended to be kind and took off her jacket to cover Mashauva.
Then she raised her eyes to look at the two men in front. She smiled and said, "It might be a little cold to sleep lying down, right?"
Freddy stared at her as if she was a monster. "Who are you, and what have you done to my cousin?"
Qiana replied, "What's wrong with me?"
"I can't believe you're actually caring about others."
"I do it all the time." Qiana wanted to choke him to death. He sure liked to talk. He couldn't keep his mouth shut even when she was doing a good deed.
As expected, Freddy didn't let her off easy. He continued, "Then why have I never seen it?"
"That's because you rarely hang out with me. Just like this trip, you refused to bring me along at first, didn't you?"
Freddy twitched his lips, finding her behavior strange still, but he did not say another word.
After they filled up the gas, Freddy and Bruno changed seats.
Bruno paused as he was opening the front passenger door. He looked like he was suddenly reminded of something. Then, he opened the back seat door and said to Qiana, "She's disturbing you from sleeping. You should go sit in the front."
Qiana took it as an opportunity to create a good impression and immediately answered, "No, it's fine. I can sit here. She's not disturbing me. I'm not sleepy anyway."
The truth was, she was cold and sleepy. Her clothes were not enough to keep her warm. After passing her faux fur coat to Mashauva, she was only left with one layer of clothing. Although the heater in the car was turned on, it was still cold.
"You're not sleepy?"
"Yeah."
"Perfect then. You can go sit at the front. I've been driving for too long, and I'm a little tired. I'll rest with her."
Qiana did not expect Bruno to be so persistent. Despite her glum face, she still got out of the car without another word.
"Hold up."
Qiana turned around and saw Bruno carrying her fur coat and returned it to her. "Put it back on."
Qiana pouted and took the faux fur coat back.
After they switched seats, Bruno immediately took off his down jacket and placed it over Mashauva, then fixed her tousled hair.
Qiana couldn't help twitching her lips as she watched from the front.
They finally arrived at Winterland in the morning. After they exited the highway, Freddy found a small storefront that sold grilled cheese sandwiches and hot beverages.
"The food here looks good. What would you guys like? I'll go get it." He said as he unbuckled his seatbelt.
Mashauva was already awake; she rubbed her bleary eyes as she sat up. Surprised by the brightness, she asked, "Is it morning already?"
As a piece of clothing fell from her body, she caught it in time only to find that it was Bruno's down jacket.
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