You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

Clarissa suddenly felt embarrassed as her face paled slightly over what she said.

What was there to fear?

She hooked up with someone, refused to tell me, but she’s scared as well?

What kind of boyfriend would elicit such a response?

Clarissa rarely had a reason to come to D City. She didn’t even know that many people in the area, aside from her friends and family. Perhaps there were others like her colleagues or her maternal family members.

But it was not the case.

So the man was ten years older with a decent social standing and did not want her to know of his relationship with Clarissa.

Ellie said nothing and only stood there in silence. She understood.

Instead, she clenched her fists and looked at Clarissa.

“Well, Clarissa. When you first moved into the Tyson Corporation staff hostels, I remember running into my uncle,” said Ellie sarcastically. “If I recall correctly, you walked out of the elevator with him. At the time, I even made that joke about him keeping a mistress.”

The joke she made Clarissa deeply uncomfortable.

Clarissa was about to refute her when Ellie waved her aside. She had managed to reflect on everything and eventually filled in the gaps on what she thought was strange before, all on her own.

“I also remember him showing up at the film studio. Not to catch up with me or anything, but he went there because something happened to you. It was you he went to see.”

“You came back to your old place. You came back to D City for Uncle Matt’s sake, I assume?”

“You moved from the apartment your mother gave you to your old place, which was then handled by my Uncle Matt. Later, you claimed to be living with your boyfriend. Or rather, you were living in… Zen Highlands? I think that’s where Uncle Matt lives most of the time.”

“When there was that incident on the internet, both Uncle Matt and Mr. Justin came forth to help you personally. It wasn’t because I had asked or that it was to do me a favor. It was because both you and Uncle Matt were seeing each other!”

“You had gotten in the way of blows meant for me. Uncle Matt went to the police station to sort this out, also because it was you who had gotten injured. It wasn’t because he cared about me, but he felt sorry that you got hurt.”

“And the most recent bit? Helen’s wedding? She knew that you were dating Uncle Matt and tried to curry favor with you.”

With each sentence, Clarissa’s heart sank further as she grew even paler in the face of Ellie’s tirade.

It did not take long for Clarissa to feel the weight of her guilt. Ellie’s sneering only added insult to injury.

Clarissa wanted to say something, but nothing came out.

Instead, she could only mouth two words.

“I’m sorry.”

“Did you just apologize?”

The apology sounded even more absurd to Ellie. She looked at Clarissa, her gaze a convoluted mess of emotions that ranged from sadness, disappointment, and a hard chill.

hand, but

were

at Clarissa. The pair seemed to sport the

is my uncle,

Ellie quickly got up and left. Clarissa nearly

there that he found out about

slightly when he saw her standing there in

“What is the frown for? I

even Matthew to refute, out of concern

he could only sit down as Matthias shot his brother a

spoke to Matthias and his father about current issues and politics and

this and took the old man away. She then winked at her eldest son and daughter-in-law as their cue to leave the

only Matthew and Shermaine remained, in spite of

or something? I know I’m not perfect enough, but I do like you. Won’t you give me

on her briefly as he picked up

you is like what I

but you haven’t even given me a chance. We’ve barely said a word to each other, and that isn’t fair to me

was silent for a moment, but his voice remained as ruthless and

“That’s enough, Shermaine.”

tears fell onto her

Matthew, however, remained unmoved.

decided to make an entrance. “Don’t cry, Shermaine.

she directed her anger

things don’t work out, you can just call things off. But you have to at last try! Shermaine isn’t a stranger. She is someone you’ve known since you were both young, so why is

“Mother!”

more, but she was not listening to him at all. Instead, Old Mrs. Tyson was coaxing an upset Shermaine, determined to interfere

that Matthew would all but accept

force him, Mrs. Tyson.

you the truth, you have nothing to apologize for. Especially since you’ve given him so much of your affection and time,

turned to Matthew the entire time as she focused

too content with his solitude that she doubted the possibility of him falling in love with

could she accept that her son was going to be a bachelor for the rest

has been decided, so let’s have dinner. You don’t have to say a word, Shermaine.

the matter was

not directly involved,

no avail. Old Mrs. Tyson had

for Shermaine, she barely spared the woman a

who

“What’s the matter?”

Yuliana saw her daughter looking like this, she was

back her emotions as well.

of questioning Matthew, but

a line, Uncle Matt. Do you know how disappointed I am in