You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

Splash!

He splashed Clarissa’s feverish body with cold water, waking her up from a moment of stupor.

She looked up to see the man whom she had latched on to standing right in front of her.

The man removed his coat and tossed it to the ground. Looking tall and handsome, he was dressed in a white shirt and a pair of black suit pants. He had chiseled features like those of a male model, and his eyes especially looked astute and callous.

“Sober now?” His voice was extremely cold and stern.

“I’m sorry,” Clarissa said in embarrassment.

She had just gotten off the plane to visit her mother whom she hadn’t seen for years. Yet never in her wildest dream did she expect her mother to drug and deliver her to the bed of a perverted old man.

Confused and delirious, she had grabbed hold of a stranger.

If not for this fine gentleman, she wouldn’t dare to imagine what would become of her now.

Clarissa huddled in the bathtub and lowered her head to hide the pain in her eyes, not realizing how seductive she looked with her dress clinging damply to her skin.

Matthew squinted his eyes. Is she really not trying to seduce me?

“Mr. Tyson.” Donnie’s voice sounded at the bathroom door. “The doctor and the clothes are here.”

“Thank you,” Clarissa piped up as she lifted her head. “I’m so sorry for the trouble.”

There was no need for explanation because they were only strangers to each other. She had noticed the man’s inquisitive and derisive gaze, reckoning that he would only misunderstand her for having an ulterior motive if she were to explain herself.

A female doctor came in just as Matthew was about to leave the bathroom. She put the clothes aside and gave Clarissa a jab before leaving shortly after.

the room was already empty by the time Clarissa

was

she was reluctant to go back to the Garretts’, but she had no other choice as she needed

the audacity to

interrupted the peaceful atmosphere in

was Clarissa’s stepsister, Yvonne, who had

here to take my

to head back to her room, but Yvonne blocked her

Clarissa jerked her head up in a

dare you disappear on such an important occasion last night? We were trying to get you a boyfriend. Do you know who that man is?

is so important, why didn’t you take him for

balding and

“Why you—”

family, Yvonne. Don’t get too worked up,” Zach interrupted before his

good, Clary. Mr. Jensen has a sizeable net worth and he’s still single. Haven’t you heard that older men are wiser and they’re much gentler towards women? You have nothing to worry about for the rest of your life if you’re married into the Jensen family. Your mother has been saying we don’t take good care of you

woman beside him, Hilary—her

don’t need it,” she said, then returned to her room to retrieve her suitcase that was left untouched since

a meal after reuniting with Hilary.

good, Clary.” Hilary had come into her room and was grabbing her by the arm. “You can’t just

relentlessly. “Is this why you’ve abandoned

“I…”

away before Hilary

the Garretts

to plan and think wisely about this.” Hilary tried to appease her husband and stepdaughter when she

sure?” Yvonne snorted.

much in love with your father, Yvonne. You know me, don’t

“Of course,” Zach smiled.