You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

Outsiders might think that Matthew was a lone wolf, a cool and collected person determined to achieve his goals no matter what.

But there was another side to him that very few people knew about.

Unreasonable? A horrible flirt? Thick-skinned?

And so many other qualities that she had yet to discover.

What the hell am I thinking!

What else is there worth discovering?

Clarissa wanted to push Matthew away and leave him behind in an ultra-cool fashion.

But the reality was that she wasn’t strong enough to push him away, and she couldn’t act cool at all.

She gave up on trying to push him away. Furrowing her eyebrows, she said, “Let go of me. I want to go home.”

“Go home? To let your mother send you straight to Luke’s bedroom?”

His words hit a nerve.

Clarissa was so frustrated she wanted to scream. If she went back to her apartment, she might have to deal with Hilary’s various acts of victimhood and attempts to gain pity. And even if she tried to prevent herself from feeling any emotions, there was no way she could be cruel towards her own mother.

So, she calmed down and just stood there.

Matthew chuckled under his breath, the hint of a mocking smile on his face.

This woman’s too stubborn and prideful to take back what she said. I bet she’s waiting for me to be the one to persuade her to stay.

“Are you staying?”

Clarissa forced herself to glance at him. “I’m taking the guest room downstairs.”

“Of course. Did you think you were going to get to sleep in the master bedroom? Or worse, sleep with me?” Matthew raised an eyebrow.

“You… You wish!”

Clarissa’s jaw clenched in annoyance.

He had already let go of her and was heading upstairs.

Just as he turned the corner, he looked back to say, “Don’t come out of your room at night. I’m afraid you might come into my room and take advantage of me.”

“That’s supposed to be my line.”

She pulled a silly face behind Matthew’s back to relieve her anger.

Soon after, Mrs. Lawson silently appeared out of nowhere to help her with her sleeping arrangements. Clarissa laid down on her bed after everything was settled, but she didn’t feel sleepy in the slightest.

It got worse when it started to rain outside. In the end, she sat up and left the guest room.

A small, dim lamp in the living room illuminated the silhouette of a man sitting on the sofa.

All her feelings of sentiment, sadness, and depression swiftly cleared from her head. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, Matthew spoke up.

“Come here.”

“I just came out for a glass of water.”

to be in the casual, light-hearted mood from earlier. Instead,

the lighter between his fingers. The tiny flame dancing and

anything else to her. Steeling herself, Clarissa went to the kitchen and drank from

took a few steps out of the kitchen before sighing heavily, turning around to tell him,

“Hm?”

up at her, his eyes glinting in the dark. “Is that concern I

“No. I’m just saying.”

laughter rang out in the silence. “I like the fact that you

rolled her eyes. “I’m going to

that her mind was cleared of all nonsensical thoughts, she was able to

open, and Matthew walked in. Standing by the side of the

through her mouth in shallow, even

his lips

him. He shook his head and laughed under his breath before silently exiting the

sun was already hanging high in the sky. Turning over and stretching her body, she opened her eyes and blinked drowsily for a moment. The sleepiness quickly disappeared when her

twenty minutes

missed breakfast and was nearly going

her temples, she got up and spotted a set of brand new clothes for her to wear at

embarrassed when she bumped into Mrs.

“You’re finally awake, Miss.”

for

didn’t say anything. Would you like to

“Yes, thank you…”

some food in her, Clarissa started making preparations for lunch. Her reason for doing so was that fresh produce was being delivered to the house every day, and she had some free time on her

to Matthew. Then, she took her laptop and went to

knew that this ambiguous situation with Matthew was

internally wrestling with each other. Her brain clearly understood that Matthew was not the right partner for her, but her heart

way because it was what she

to meticulously plan out every single detail of

“Miss? Miss?”

her daze at the sound of Mrs. Lawson

phone

“Oh…”

and took a moment to calm herself down. It was a video

appeared on screen as soon as Clarissa

Clare! I can see you so well! Julia taught me about this new feature. She said it

this kind of call when you’re at home, you know. It’s not

doesn’t mean I’ve gotten stupid. Besides, Julia’s already explained everything to me. By the way, where are you staying? Is that the place your mom arranged for

it’s just a small apartment. It’s quite clean and cozy, so you

the angle of the phone’s front camera didn’t capture

“She also mentioned she was setting you up on blind dates? Have you gone on any yet? How are the men? How are their families? I’m telling you Clare, I’ve been through a lot in my life. What’s most important is that he loves you and takes good care of you. His wealth doesn’t matter as long as he has a stable job, and it’s fine even if he’s slightly older than

was starting to grow impatient. “I know, I know. I’m only

of your friends are already getting married and starting families of their own. The younger you are when

okay! I get it! I’ll get to

“Get to what?”

at the

“Clare? Who is that?”

my colleague! I’m

ended the call before whipping around to see that Matthew had entered the room. Donnie followed behind him, giving a kind smile and a nod

to leave. I’ll come back later to make dinner, so you don’t have to worry about

couldn’t be bothered by her forced, obvious

the room, he leaned forward and grabbed hold of Clarissa’s chin to kiss