You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

Clarissa was dumbfounded by his retort. Disappointed? What does he mean?

Should I thank him?

“Thank you, Uncle Matthew, I…”

She trailed off hesitantly as Matthew seemed mad.

Matthew brought her back to his room and wrapped her up in a blanket. Ellie arrived soon with a doctor in her wake. The doctor carefully examined Clarissa while Matthew sat across them wordlessly, staring at her ashen complexion.

Even Ellie could sense Matthew was seething with rage.

She didn’t think much about it. After all, it was all her fault. She immediately apologized when the doctor left.

“I’m so sorry, Clare. I shouldn’t have left you alone. I should’ve paid attention to you. It was all my fault—”

“Ellie Tyson!”

Before Clarissa could speak, Matthew called Ellie’s name sternly. He gazed at her wordlessly, but Ellie shuddered in fear instinctively.

“She might die!”

but his

into tears and

won’t be so

by her outburst. With a trembling voice, she said, “Uncle Matthew, this isn’t Ellie’s fault. No one

anger. Instead, his scowl intensified. Puzzled, she pursed her

her before standing up. He grabbed his cigarettes

departed, Ellie wiped her tears away and patted her chest

that was horrible. I was wrong. Uncle Matt was so terrifying earlier. One would’ve thought you’re his real niece

careless back there. After

be

rest here. She had to teach that scum who dragged Clarissa into the pool

traumatizing for Clarissa, but she

bed. The blanket fell to her waist. Holding her earlobes, she chanted to herself, “Don’t be scared, don’t be

it a few times, she felt much more reassured. Raising her head, she was stunned to see Matthew leaning against the wall next to the bed. He was still

was undeniably a

in embarrassment. She dropped her hands quickly, but she didn’t realize the tiny

took her a while to realize where Matthew was staring. She hurriedly