That’s it?
Matthew rose to his feet and left the room. Instantly, Clarissa sighed in relief.
My instincts were right.
Matthew has his suspicions about me.
But why did he make that horrifying joke?
Deep down, Clarissa was cursing him as she vowed to stay away from him.
Exhaling loudly, she stood up and exited the private room.
To her surprise, Matthew was waiting at the entrance of the restaurant. He was talking to someone on his phone with one hand in his pocket.
Clarissa was planning to sneak out, but he spotted her. She came to a stop and stood beside him quietly.
The customers who entered and left the restaurant would glance at them briefly. Clarissa wondered if they were staring at her or Matthew.
After ending the phone call, Matthew’s gaze landed on her.
“Mr. Tyson, I’ll be off-”
“My car is here. Let’s go,” he ordered.
This time, Clarissa refused to give in.
“No thanks. I can walk.” She rejected his offer sternly; her gaze shining with determination.
Matthew raised a brow and smirked.
“Are you mad?”
Clarissa couldn’t get used to the sudden change in his mood.
Why is he grinning? What is so funny about this?
She mused silently, but dared not show it.
“No,” she answered.
“I was just joking.”
better
“What?”
Tyson. I was saying I got it. Your joke took me
was
Matthew’s mouth quirked up. This aroused his interest as he had some time
like
too old to understand
the street anxiously. Why isn’t
is
time is valuable as he can
darkened at her
“Old?”
Clarissa’s impatient scowl
don’t like it, right? Then stop
herself on the back for coming out with
eyes lit up in delight, causing Matthew’s heart to skip
down and swiveled his head. By then, his driver had
silence hung
arrived, Clarissa spoke,
remain
he didn’t
Ellie, but the
out a sardonic chuckle. Too afraid to own up,
wasn’t mad
her, she still reprimanded her friend
around to view the units available for rental. She criticized each and every
end, they
canceled her appointment with the real estate agent and went out with
where
knew something was amiss. Right then, Ellie
it. I’ll be there
“I told Uncle Matt about this. Get the
doors closed, Clarissa gazed at the number twenty-two on the panel and
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