Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)

Astonished, Cassie couldn't believe Mashauva had awoken early in the morning for a morning run. "Yes, Mrs. Taylor. Miss Mashauva left wearing running shoes." "How long had she been out?" "About an hour." "It's been an hour?" Hearing that, Cassie was shocked. "She has not returned after an hour? Where has she run to?" "No, this won't do." Cassie grew stern. "It's so dangerous for a girl to be out so early in the morning alone. I have to go and look for her." After that, Cassie said to the servant, "Go and wake Sir up. Tell him to cdown and look for her together." Then, Cassie put on a coat and headed out.

As a result, no sooner had Cassie exited the door than she saw Mashauva, who had just cback from her jog. "Mom?" "Mashauva?" Cassie walked up to her. "I was just about to go looking for you. What is wrong with you? Why did you get up so early to jog on such a cold day? And you're wearing so little. What if you catch a cold?" Mashauva shook her head. "It's fine, Mom. I've been running for sdistance, and my body feels hot. I'm sweating a bucket. Gosh, I feel like a furnace." After that, Mashauva went inside to take off her clothes. Cassie quickly caught up to her and dried her sweat with a towel. "Go change your clothes quickly. You've never gone for a jog in your life. Are you trying to givea heart attack, waking up so early, exercising so diligently?" Mashauva was panting lightly, surprised at how exhausting it was to jog for an hour. She had wanted to give up several times in the middle of it, but when she thought of Bruno, she gritted her teeth and plowed on.

Finally, she ran back when it was almost time.

"No, Mom, it just occurred tothat I should exercise more." Mashauva did not let Cassie in on her plan but used a different excuse. "Someone toldon my trip; life lies in movement. It's important to exercise if you want a healthy life." "Oh, then why did you turn a deaf ear when I told you the sthing in the past? Are you saying my words are nothing but bull while other people's words are the law?" Cassie bleated as she poked Mashauva's head.

"Mom, it's not like that." Mashauva shook her head. "I know all that you've said is for my own good, but you're my mother. Sometimes, it's hard to differentiate between your jokes and advice, but the words of an outsider are different." "That's true," Cassie agreed.

"In the future, I will go jogging every morning," Mashauva added.

"Okay, I won't object if you're willing to exercise. But you can't go too early anymore. At least wait until after the sun is out when it's warmer," Cassie said.

"Okay." There were only a few days left before her winter break ended, but Mashauva adhered to her morning runs every day, and she had lessened her food intakes. In the past, she was able to devour two servings of gratin, and now she reduced it to one, and she'd even cut it out from her diet later. Not only that, she'd do scarin the morning, and nibble on gluten-free bread, and drink almond milk for breakfast. "Mashauva, are you trying to lose weight?" Each tCassie asked her, Mashauva shook her head and denied, "No, Mom. I'm working out!" "Just working out? You're even keeping at bay every food that screams high-calorie. Do you actually takea fool?" Mashauva pouted, not saying another word.

Cassie pulled Mashauva to sit down and said, "Tellthe truth; did something happen during your trip?" She knew her daughter all too well.

Despite her multiple lectures in the past, Mashauva had always been indifferent. It was good that she was willing to work out. After all, exercising and losing weight would help her health. But Cassie felt that something must have happened for Mashauva to behave so so suddenly.

"No, Mom." "Don't lie to me. You're my baby girl. Will I do anything to harm you if you tellthe truth?" She stared into her mother's eyes for stbefore she lowered her head, silent a while more. "Mom, will I look prettier if I lose weight?" "Of course. You're already a sight for sore eyes when you're plump. You'll definitely wow everyone after you slim down." "Then do you think Bruno will like me?" Mashauva finally asked after she mulled it over for a long time.

Stunned, it took Cassie quite stto register what her daughter had asked.

"M-Mashauva, what did you say?" She almost could not believe what she had heard and showed a shocked expression. When Mashauva saw the astonishment on her mother's face, she immediately felt awful and lowered her head. "Mom, I'm being delusional, aren't I?" With that, she bit her lower lip, heartbroken. "But I don't want Bruno to have a girlfriend. I don't want to." It was then she had an epiphany why she'd cry whenever she dreamed of Bruno. It turned out that it bothered her very much; she was just oblivious to the feeling in the past.

Not only had she been trying to lose weight lately, but she had also been thinking about this matter. It was now clear to her that being childhood sweethearts, she had long been dependent on him, and she wanted to do so for the rest of her life.

"Mashauva, what has gotten into you?" Cassie used to think that her daughter knew nothing about love and even wondered when she'd actually grow up. Later, when she'd asked Mashauva to lose weight, she'd seemed to be not bothered.

Cassie had only been able to sigh in her heart. After all, she could not interfere with her child's fate. If she and Bruno did not share that fate, or if Bruno did not desire Mashauva, then she could just find someone else in the future.

However, she did not expect her daughter to...

"Mom, I didn't mean it." Mashauva looked up and said pitifully, "But I've gotten so strange lately."

"Silly girl." Cassie hugged her.

"There's nothing strange about you.

It's normal to fall in love. You're already such a big girl." "Is it not weird?"

"You're closing to adulthood. There's nothing strange about crushing on someone at this age. I was even wondering when you'd grow up." "But I'm too fat." "Aren't you losing weight now? But have you really thought it through?" Cassie was a little worried Mashauva would not be able to differentiate between love and dependence. Was the reason Mashatva didn't want Bruno to

a girlfriend because she liked him, or that she did not want to lose a m childhood playmate? These were two completely different feelings. "I have." Mashauva nodded. "I've had it all figured out. I hope I can slim down before Bruno finds a girlfriend." Aside from that, she wished to becan adult as soon as possible.

One year. Just one more year, and she'd be 18.

She'd be an adult by then! Mashauva hoped that she'd successfully lost weight by the tshe becan adult.

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