You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

Clarissa had wanted to turn him down, but her voice had left her when her eyes met Matthew’s sharp ones.

Ellie, on the other hand, was clapping with joy.

“That’s great, Uncle Matt. It is decided then.”

Instinct told Clarissa that there was something dangerous about his gaze when he quirked his lips.

She mustered her courage, wanting to reject his offer again, when his phone rang.

Matthew rose to his feet, then left for work after answering the call.

With the conversation finally ended, Clarissa went completely limp as she slumped against Ellie on the couch. “Why did you say that? Do you hate me so much?”

Ellie laughed out loud. “Look at you, getting all shy. My uncle is your uncle. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. We’ll just get him a little something in return once you find yourself a man.”

Clarissa stood up; her eyes rounded. “Is that even the point?”

“Then what is it?”

The point is, how could you get him to introduce me to a man after he saw me in only a bath towel and what I did to him when I was drugged?

Nevertheless, Clarissa kept those thoughts to herself. It wasn’t something to be proud of.

stayed with the Tysons at Ellie’s

with Clarissa because she was Ellie’s only decent friend back in college, and they liked her a lot. Given that Matthew didn’t return that night, and Clarissa’s natural ability to get along with elderly people, her stay with the Tysons was considered

of bed in the dead of night and went down to the living room,

If the Garretts were to continue to treat her as a fool, she would go

came over her. She was about to head for the stairs when a tall and

“Who’s there?”

dropped when she saw Matthew, dressed in casual clothes, walking out from

he been

awkward situation as soon as possible. “I just came down to grab a drink and I’m on my way to bed now.

walk past Matthew to head upstairs when he suddenly grabbed

froze on the

she could feel the man brushing her

Mr. Tyson?” she asked,

see the caution, anxiety, and fear

innocent or is she just too good at

to do something to her, he suddenly let go of her wrist and put

aren’t you calling me

had only called him that because she was

just couldn’t get used to it for a moment. If

farewell. “If you don’t mind, could

What?