CHAPTER 185: CHAPTER 185: CARING ABOUT ROMANCE, IGNORING FRIENDSHIP

Feeling down, Bella Green glanced subconsciously and saw the two talking happily. Her expression darkened as she turned her gaze away, and she stuffed a large bun into her mouth.

"I’ll give you five bucks, and the extra fifty cents is charity for you."

With her mouth full, Bella grumbled defiantly.

Bryce Xavier looked at her speechlessly, unable to say a word.

Louis Lawrence couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing.

The man casually dusted off his clean clothes, propping his elbow on the table, his eyes smiling charmingly like a fox or a demon.

"I gotta say, why’s this bun got such a strong vinegar flavor?"

The man’s teasing words left Bella momentarily stunned, utterly clueless.

Louis raised an eyebrow in the direction of Mason Bennett and the other person.

Only then did Bella realize, her face turning dark instantly as she stuffed the other bun, which was now misshapen from her grip, swiftly into Louis’s mouth.

The man was startled by the sudden attack, his face changed dramatically, and he jumped up abruptly, spitting out the bun.

His usually sophisticated and charming demeanor momentarily slipped.

The sight made Bella burst into laughter.

"Bella Green!" Louis’s temples throbbed, his voice tinged with sinister irritation.

"Hahaha, serves you right for having a sharp tongue."

Bella laughed triumphantly, casually picking up another bun and stuffing it into her mouth.

"Bella Green, that’s six bucks now." Bryce Xavier reminded her.

Bella: "..."

The noisy commotion completely diverted Bella’s attention.

Yet she failed to notice the man by the tree in the distance, whose cold and fierce eyes could darken the sky.

Fiona Grantham, who was closest to him, could clearly feel the heavy pressure emanating from him.

It felt almost suffocating.

Following the man’s gaze, Fiona felt her eyes ache.

"Mason, Bella Green... is a boy." Her voice was hoarse and strained, trying to remind him of something.

Mason Bennett withdrew his gaze upon hearing this, but his breath remained slightly unstable.

"So what?"

So what?

Fiona opened her mouth but couldn’t say anything—so you can’t fall for her?

She knows how oblivious Mason is to matters of the heart. Perhaps, even he doesn’t know.

That he’s already developed feelings for Bella Green, who he believes to be a boy?

Fiona bit her lip fiercely, her heart swirling with regret and unwillingness.

She’d only been away for a few months, so why had Mason’s life changed so drastically in such a short time?

Even if, in your eyes, she’s a boy—you’ll still... fall for her?

"Mason, I—I don’t feel well. Could you take me away for now?"

Fiona suddenly clutched her chest, feeling extremely uncomfortable, her voice choked with emotion.

Mason glanced at her, then at the carefree laughing person in the distance, and his aura grew even colder.

"Let’s go."

The man spoke coldly and then turned and strode out.

Fiona hurriedly followed.

...

"Tsk, your brother and the actress have left." Louis Lawrence looked at the two departing figures in the distance, suddenly smiling maliciously at Bella Green.

Bella’s laughter abruptly stopped, and she immediately turned her head, only to see them disappearing at the film set’s entrance.

Her almond eyes first startled, then dimmed a little.

She quickly took out her phone, turned on the screen, but there were no messages.

Bella was silent for a moment, then pursed her lips and put her phone away.

He’s got a girlfriend now and has no humanity, can’t even say goodbye?