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.”

casual, light-hearted mood from earlier. Instead, his expression was

started playing with the lighter between his fingers. The tiny flame dancing and

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

turning around to tell him, “Smoking is bad for your health, same

“Hm?”

her, his eyes glinting in the dark. “Is that

“No. I’m just saying.”

out in the silence. “I like the

rolled her eyes. “I’m going

her mind was cleared of all nonsensical thoughts, she

the side of the bed, he felt envy well up inside of him as he watched her

look at her face, he realized that she was breathing through her mouth in shallow, even breaths, her small and perfectly shaped lips slightly

thought, moving his lips against hers until she made a sound of discomfort

back now facing him. He shook his head and laughed under

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 unfamiliar surroundings finally registered in her mind. She sat

minutes past

and was nearly going to miss lunch as

spotted a set of brand new clothes for her to wear at the foot

out of the guest room, feeling embarrassed when she bumped into Mrs. Lawson in the

“You’re finally awake, Miss.”

I’m so sorry for waking up

sir didn’t say anything. Would you like

“Yes, thank you…”

got 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

Matthew. Then, she took her laptop and went to

ambiguous situation with Matthew

Her brain clearly understood that Matthew was not the right partner for her, but her

am I doing? She thought that maybe things were continuing this way because it was

used to meticulously plan out every single detail

“Miss? Miss?”

out of her daze at the sound of Mrs. Lawson calling her

your phone is

“Oh…”

up her phone and took a moment to calm herself down. It

appeared on screen as soon

said it saves money because it doesn’t increase the phone bill, and I

to save on phone bills? You can only make this kind of call when you’re at home, you know. It’s not a very useful feature

doesn’t mean I’ve gotten stupid. Besides, Julia’s already explained everything to me. By the way, where are

quite clean and cozy, so you don’t have

the phone’s front camera didn’t capture her

me a few days ago, saying you were taking care of her and what a good daughter you were. She sounded quite guilty, so please don’t hold a grudge against her. “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

too many times before and she was starting to grow impatient. “I know, I know. I’m only twenty-six years old, Grandma.

are already getting married and starting families of their own. The younger you are when you give birth, the faster your

it! I’ll get to it as soon as possible,

“Get to what?”

at the sound of

“Clare? Who is that?”

my colleague!

see that Matthew had entered the room. Donnie followed behind him, giving a kind

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

be bothered

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