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.”

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

a cigarette between his lips and lighting it up, he started playing with the lighter between his fingers. The tiny flame dancing and flickering in the

herself, Clarissa went to the kitchen and

around to tell him, “Smoking is bad for your health, same goes for staying up late.

“Hm?”

eyes glinting in the dark. “Is

“No. I’m just saying.”

in the silence. “I like the fact that you never say

rolled her eyes. “I’m going to

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

Standing by the side of the bed, he felt envy well

breathing through her mouth in shallow, even breaths, her small and perfectly shaped lips slightly

his lips against hers

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

her eyes and blinked drowsily for a moment. The sleepiness

twenty minutes

and was nearly going to

of brand new clothes for her to wear at the foot

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

“You’re finally awake, Miss.”

sorry for

sir didn’t say anything. Would you like

“Yes, thank you…”

Her reason for doing so was that fresh produce was being delivered to the house every day,

she took her laptop and went to the living room, her mind wandering as she

that this ambiguous situation with Matthew

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

maybe things were continuing this way because it was what

wasn’t the Clarissa that used to meticulously

“Miss? Miss?”

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

phone

“Oh…”

and took a moment to calm herself

as soon

new feature. She said it saves money because it doesn’t increase the phone

on phone bills? You can only make this kind of call when you’re

old 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 quite clean and cozy, so you don’t have to

of the phone’s front camera didn’t

okay now? She just called 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 that he loves you and takes good care of you. His wealth doesn’t

speech way too many times before and she was starting to grow impatient. “I know, I know. I’m only

do you mean ‘there’s no rush?’ All of your friends are already getting married and starting families of their own. The younger you are when you give

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

“Get to what?”

silent at the sound

“Clare? Who is that?”

colleague! I’m hanging

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

you back so early? I was just getting ready to leave. I’ll come back later to make dinner, so you don’t have to worry about that

be bothered by her forced, obvious

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