Twelve years later.
A woman's voice rang out in the Taylor Villa.
"Mashauva, are you done? Why are you taking so long to change? Are you secretly snacking?" "Nope, I'll be down soon!" Cassie couldn't help but to roll her eyes when she heard that. Mashauva was supposed to be changing, but indeed she'd gone off snacking again.
After a while, Mashauva finally showed up. She ran down the stairs with a schoolbag on her back. The left side of her mouth was still dusted with biscuit crumbs, while her right cheek was stained with cream.
"Mom!" At that sight, Cassie helplessly shook her head. Mashauva didn't even bother to wipe her mouth clean after she had eaten.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Did you snack on something earlier?" Cassie asked when Mashauva stood before her, "Have you been eating again?" "No, Mommy. Why would I do that?" As soon as Mashauva finished speaking, Cassie reached out to take a biscuit crumb from the left corner of Mashauva's mouth, "What's this, then?" Noticing the biscuit crumb, Mashauva avoided eye contact before she giggled while squinting her eyes, explaining, "I just had a tiny piece of biscuit, mommy." "What about this?" Cassie wiped off the cream from Mashauva's right cheek.
Then, Mashauva pouted and bit her lower lip before she apologized pitifully, "I'm sorry, mommy.
I can't stop my cravings! I'll be more careful next time." "Ah, you've already eaten anyway." Cassie cleaned up the cream on Mashauva's face before she proceeded to tidy her hair, "You're already sixteen, so why can't you take better care of yourself? Look at those other girls. They're all thin and tall. Don't you want to be like them?" Mashauva lowered her head to look at herself before she said, blinking her eyes, "However, I can't resist yummy food. To me, food is much more important." "When you meet a boy you like in the future, you may not think so, but fortunately, you're born beautiful. Even if you're chubby, you're still adorable..." Cassie pinched Mashauva's cheeks and said, "All right, I've put all the luggage in the car. The driver will send you to school." Then, Mashauva seemed to recall something, "Oh yeah, did Beanie call me?" "Yes. He said he'd cand help you pack up today, so you'd better not dawdle. He's taken tout of his day to do this. Also, you'd better not always trouble him." "It's Beanie. How's helpingconsidered troubling him?" "Yes, but he's not your biological brother. He grew up with you, so at most, you two are childhood friends. If you keep pestering him and troubling him like this, what are you going to do when his girlfriend gets mad?" Mashauva tilted her head in deep thought when she heard the word, girlfriend, "No, I don't think Beanie has one." "He'll get one eventually. He's already a sophomore, unlike you who are still in high school." "Hmm, we'll talk about it when the tcomes." After that, the driver sent Mashauva to school.
On the way to school, Mashauva sent a text message to Bruno.
"Beanie, have you arrived at school?" Meanwhile, Bruno was calling Minerva as he stood next to the bus stop in a black baseball jersey. He was tall and had defined facial features. He had completely lost all his baby fat, and he was 20 years old then.
"Mhm, I'm coming now. Don't worry. I'll help you pack before I leave." "You're not allowed to bully her, all right?" Bruno chuckled and replied in a low voice, "Ha. How's that possible? I've been spoiling her since she was a child. Since when have I ever bullied her? Well, the bus is here. We'll talk later." As soon as he finished speaking, Bruno put the phone away, and the warmth that had been in his eyes faded.
Another cheerful and bright man of similar build was standing next to him, and he had a cheeky smile. He placed his arm on Bruno's shoulders.
"Ah, your mom surely dotes on that girl from the Taylor family way too much. She even called you to remind you." That was Freddy Castle, Bruno's classmate. The two of them were close, and they had met by chance when they were younger.
Back then, Freddy was involved in a car accident, and he was saved by Bruno, who coincidentally passed by. After that, Freddy felt indebted to Bruno and they becvery close friends. He had always been by Bruno's side after that.
"She's still young. She deserves to be spoiled a little." Bruno's face remained indifferent and rather cold.
"Hey, how's she doing now? She's already 16, so she isn't as fat as she was before, right? I'd say, Mashauva's indeed cute, but she's just a little gluttonous." Before he could finish his sentence, Freddy felt a cold gaze zeroed in on his face. He looked at Bruno and realized that he looked displeased, so he immediately stopped talking.
"I f*cked up, Bruno. My bad. I shouldn't have said that she was fat, and Mashauva's really cute." Then, Bruno replied coldly, "Don't mention the word 'fat' in front of her ever again. She has grown up." "Of course, Bruno. Your wish, my command." The bus arrived in no time, and the two tall and slender young men got on board, immediately drawing looks from many female passengers on the bus.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"He's so handsome." "Which school are these two students from? Look at the one by the window. He's too good-looking." It was the first day of school, so the bus was packed with students. Hence, they couldn't help wanting to take photos of Bruno and Freddy as they saw the two of them. Bruno noticed them doing so and frowned at the girls that were holding their phones.
Then, Freddy walked up to them with a grin, "Girls, I know we're handsome, but you can't just take photos of us without our consent." After hearing Freddy's words, the girls had their faces instantly flushed red with embarrassment as they put their phones away.
"I'm sorry, senior, we'll stop taking photos then." "Good. That's how it should be, girls." After making sure that they wouldn't take any more, photos, Freddy returned to Bruno's side and ve
complained while shaking his head, "This always happens. You're always attracting so much attention Om ке whenever we are out. Hey, why don't you go and beca celebrity since you're so handsome? Why do you want to join the police force?"
Freddy did not wait for Bruno's reply as he continued, "Alas. If I looked like m you, I'd just go and be @celebrity. 100 Nowadays, society is different. If you're good-looking, you don't have to do anything and people will throw themselves at you." "Are you done? You talk way too much." Bruno glanced at Freddy as he spoke.
"Don't you like it when I talk to you?" Beep beep! Bruno's phone buzzed.
Freddy immediately turned even more excited than him, "Hurry up and open it. It must bel Mashauva sending you a text message! Let's see what she sent you!" "What does it have to do with you?" "It has everything to do with me." Freddy was very enthusiastic, "I watched Mashauva grow up too!" X