Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)

Gift?

Freddy had brought her a gift?

In an instant, Mashauva recalled what the group of boys had said to her the day before, and she looked up at him reflexively.

She hadn't noticed it before, but at that moment, it became clear to her that Freddy's gaze at her was ablaze. It had never been so in her memories of him.

Had it changed recently?

"Mashauva?"

Seeing that she stared at him silently, confusion came over Freddy. He asked, scrutinizing her, "Is everything alright?"

Mashauva lowered her gaze, uncommunicative.

With that, the smile on Freddy's face faded. He looked at her, all concerned, and inquired, "Are you not feeling well? Shall I take you to the hospital?"

Her daily jogging was unmissable, yet she missed it that day. What's more, she looked none too thrilled. Freddy took that to be her feeling under the weather. "No, I'm fine," Mashauva mumbled, still in deep thought of howto tell Freddy so that his pain could be reduced to the barest minimum.

"No? Then has something upset you?"

Pondering for a while, Freddy decided not to let her guess but gifted her the hairpin straight. "This hairpin is for you. C'mon, cheer up. See if you like it."

Ever since she stepped down from being a foodie, Freddy had stopped buying her snacks. Moreover, when he had gifted her a bracelet, she had not been able to put it on, and this ingrained in Freddy an aversion to jewelry stores, a disturbing experience.

So he got her a hairpin after thinking long and hard, believing history wouldn't repeat itself.

Mashauva glanced at the hairpin. It was pink and glittery, with a cute character on it; it was of fine craftsmanship. He had obviously taken his time in choosing the gift.

She didn't take it.

"You don't like it?"

Mashauva shook her head. "I can't accept it."

figure out what was going on with her. "Mashauva, what in the world

her head and

time before finally plucking up the

a

"Fire away."

looming over

hand holding the hairpin tightened gradually. Just as he was about

do you... like

had ruthlessly pounded it. He could not

interminable time, Freddy finally regained his

to be happy at all. Her distressed look aside, her feelings clearly written on her face. "Please stop having feelings for me. You'll only

wanted to watch over her until she was of legal age, then slowly express his feelings for her, but he did not expect his plan to be stillborn. Was she going to

he admit it, or should he

he admitted it, would she start to hate him and refuse to see him? But if he did not own up to it, he might never have the chance to tell her again. Looking at her solemn gaze, his hand gripping the hairpin tightened.

"Freddy?"

long time, after which no answer yielded.

"How

top of her head and ruffled her hair as

His action baffled Mashauva.

then I won't dare to lavish you with gifts anymore." Hearing the

saying is, Freddy, you

as a sister, that's for sure. Anything else may have to make clear to you, don't think

that's why I

are suspicious of

all this, how am

a girlfriend

that, Mashauva finally breathed a

adoration toward her derived completely from familial love, unlike

sigh, she felt

other hand, sank to the abyss. Sunny as the

his feelings. He did not want to scare her away despite his eagerness to tell her his love for her, so he could only deny it. Even

his present decision and make peace