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.

was already empty by the time Clarissa had

was

the hotel, she was reluctant to go back to the Garretts’, but she

the audacity to come

the peaceful atmosphere in

was Clarissa’s stepsister, Yvonne, who had said

to take my

room, but Yvonne blocked her way and landed a stinging slap across her

guard, Clarissa jerked her head up

do you think you’re doing? How 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? Do you know how much trouble you have caused us? Do you know how humiliating

is so important, why didn’t you take him for yourself?” Clarissa retaliated, cupping her

never sleep with a balding and beefy

“Why you—”

get too worked up,” Zach interrupted before

for your own 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.

Zach and the woman beside him, Hilary—her biological mother—a

she said, then returned to her room

in D City the day before, the Garetts had taken to a hotel for a meal after reuniting with

her room and was grabbing her by the arm. “You can’t just stay in that small

hand off relentlessly. “Is this why you’ve abandoned me for twelve

“I…”

had already walked away before Hilary could

the Garretts

worry. We were indeed a little too reckless yesterday. I’m Clary’s mother. That’s a fact. We need to plan and think wisely about this.” Hilary tried to appease her husband and stepdaughter when she saw the dissatisfaction on their

Yvonne snorted. “She’s

in love with your father, Yvonne. You

“Of course,” Zach smiled.