Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly) novel Chapter 1680

Mashauva felt particularly bold that night, expressing all her feelings courageously. It wasn't until she shouted it all out that she realized what she had done.

Horrified, she took a few steps back, face ghastly pale.

No!

She shouldn't have said any of that. He had already made it clear before. Wouldn't she only be making a fool of herself now that she repeated it?

Flustered, she turned to run away.

However, Bruno grabbed her wrist, sighing as he said, helpless, "I was asking you a question. Where are you running to?"

"1-1 don't know. Let go of me."

Unabiding to her wishes, he looked around and said, "Let's go somewhere else; we need to talk seriously."

"No." Mashauva stepped back. "Let go of me."

Seeing that she was resistant, he had no choice but to carry her away in his arms. Stumped, she was already in the air before she realized and reflexively wrapped her arms around his neck.

It wasn't until he took a big step forward that she realized what he was doing. Throwing a fit, she shouted, "Put me down!"

Turning a deaf ear, he continued walking until he brought them both to a quiet place.

"There were too many people there. It's better to talk here."

Seeing that her mood was still off, he pursed his lips and asked, "Do you want to continue our conversation standing or in my arms?"

His words got her baffled.

What did he mean? Did he mean that he'd continue carrying her like that if she wouldn't comply?

"Hmm? Pick one."

Bruno then again said in a low voice, "If you still try to run after I put you down, I'll carry you back up, and we'll talk like this."

Could she say no now that he put it like that?

Wouldn't she only be covertly asking him to carry her if she actually said no?

Mashauva knew she had to compromise.

"I want to talk standing."

"No running away?"

No."

It was better to talk standing than to have him bring her back into his arms if she tried to run.

Although she was genuinely reluctant to leave his arms, it was best to set the record straight seriously at a time like that.

"A deal's a deal. If you run, then..."

Bruno didn't finish what he was going to say, but he still put her down. Finally, on the ground, Mashauva fixed her clothes and pouted.

"Go on, say what you want to!"

Bruno looked at her in amusement and asked, "How am I the one to talk?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to talk?"

"Fine, okay, then answer my question first. Have you thought it through?"

Mashauva looked at him discontentedly. "What do you mean?"

Looking at her silently for a long while, Bruno leaned in, placing a hand on the back of her head, and pressed his forehead against hers, their distance suddenly only inches apart.

He fell silent at that.

"Is it?" she asked again, eager to hear his answer.

"Yes." he nodded. "You think I'm a madman for saying all that back there, don't you?"

In fact, he had never thought of saying it all out. Either way, with his temperament, if they did end up together after she was a little older, he'd never let her go no matter how; there was no need for him to say it out.

But when he heard she was having a meal with a male schoolmate, his usually calm mind panicked, afraid that she'd actually end up with the guy, leaving him.

Freddy's words before had never left him, but he never got the chance. He couldn't act like a beast just to test out his feelings, could he?

Actually, he thought his gift to her on her coming of age was enough to tell her his feelings, but sadly, the girl was too naive to get it.

She probably wanted him to say it out loud.

Hence, one way or the other, he had fulfilled her wish.

However, he had doubts about her thoughts at the moment. But since he had said it all out, there was no way he could take them back. In all honesty, he really didn't want to tell her it was okay if she wanted to continue hanging out with Roger.

But if he didn't, he was afraid he'd be in her way.

"Why? Why would you think I'd think you're a madman for saying all that? Do you think it's humiliating to wish to be together with someone you like forever?"

"Of course not," Bruno replied resolutely. "I'm just afraid that I'll scare you away as soon as you take a step forward."

"I won't!" Mashauva bit her lower lip and glared at him. "I'm not that cowardly."

A hint of a smile appeared in his eyes, asking, hopeful, "Then, you're saying it's a yes?"

Hearing that, she blushed and said, "When have I agreed? I just said I'm not a coward. How is this a yes?"

"Oh." His eyelids drooped, looking somewhat disappointed. "I knew it; you wouldn't agree so easily."