You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

You’ll Fall For Me, Today Or Tomorrow Chapter 9

As he came nearer to her, Clarissa felt a chill running down her spine.

She instinctively grabbed the chain of her bag and stepped back.

Matthew towered above her, his gaze dark.

“Ms. Quigley, are you still mad because of the joke I made over dinner that night?”

“No, no.” She shook her head vigorously.

She did not have the guts to be mad at him.

“Then is there a misunderstanding between us?”

“Huh?”

Clarissa blinked twice before answering in a hurry. “No, of course not.”

“Then why are you so afraid of me?”

Can’t I be afraid? He’s suspecting me of having an ulterior motive!

Clarissa chuckled. “No, I’m not afraid. I was just nervous because you’re so much older than me. Mr. Tyson, I’ve always been polite to my elders.”

“Oh? Really?”

Matthew brought the cigarette to his lips and took another puff. The stench of tobacco attacked Clarissa’s nostrils.

It wasn’t choking at all to her.

“Yes.”

“Ms. Quigley, you don’t have to reject it. Ellie wants to help you. If you want to reject her help, talk to her.”

“I…”

“If you insist on saying no, that tells me you’re feeling guilty instead of being nervous in front of an elder.”

Clarissa frowned unhappily at his words.

feeling guilty? It’s all because of

“What about me?”

gaze,

I just don’t want any misunderstanding

you mean, Ms.

won’t

knitted together before she gazed at him

might think I’m after the Tysons!” That must be what Matthew had in

made that

Matthew said

like you’ve gotten the wrong

Ha!

got the wrong

going

you’re Ellie’s

“Of course!”

don’t have an ulterior

don’t!”

responded, “You’re sure of yourself, and Ellie trusts you. Donnie will give you the keys to the apartment. Ellie will be upset if you refuse to let

seat coolly to resume working. It was

mumbled, “Thank you, Uncle Matthew. I’ll leave

him politely, like the

was too

the more she tried to show her sincerity, the more Matthew got suspicious of her. I must’ve

assumed the worst of him. I should

I return to his office

you get the

of nowhere. As Clarissa was daydreaming, she got curious.

“Err, nothing.”

then, Donnie showed up with the

and took the keys from him. “Thanks, Don. Tell Uncle Matt I came. I won’t

left and went to the

saw the

such an “apartment.” It was huge, spanning a 120m², fully renovated and fully furnished living area. The view was fantastic, while the security was tight. The neighborhood

a

it?”

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