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.

Ellie’s hand, but she sidestepped it before

touch me. Clarissa, you were my best friend.

and glared at Clarissa. The pair seemed to sport the same, red-rimmed

is my uncle,

up and left. Clarissa nearly

the Tyson residence, it was there that he found out

face frowned slightly when he saw her standing there in

glimpse of her son’s expression. “What is the frown for?

accusation too large for even Matthew to

down as Matthias

the main subject of ire for too long. However, he only spoke to Matthias and his father about current issues and politics and did

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

remained, in spite of

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

picked

you is like what I share with Ellie. Familial, or

age is off-putting, but I’m already a grown woman. I understand if you dislike me, 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 at all. After all, how am I any different from the

silent for a moment, but his voice

“That’s enough, Shermaine.”

clenched her fists, and tears fell onto her face. It was truly a pitiful

Matthew, however, remained unmoved.

who had been spying on them from the side all this while, decided to make an entrance. “Don’t cry, Shermaine. Let me tell Matthew off for your

after, she directed her

have to at last try! Shermaine isn’t a stranger. She is someone you’ve known since

“Mother!”

at all. Instead, Old Mrs. Tyson

was delighted, of course. However, she knew that Matthew would all but accept his

her tears and apologize. “Don’t force him, Mrs. Tyson. This isn’t what I want at all.

you have nothing to apologize for. Especially since

Mrs. Tyson had her back turned to Matthew the entire time as she focused

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

that her son was going to be a bachelor for the rest of

It has been decided, so let’s have dinner. You don’t have to say a word, Shermaine. I’ll back you

the matter was decided on by

directly involved, most of them felt that it was not

intention of fighting back but to no avail. Old Mrs. Tyson

she barely spared the woman a glance. Instead, her anger

who furrowed

“What’s the matter?”

saw her daughter looking like this, she was

be unable to hold back her emotions as well. She stared at the group with red, teary

every intention of questioning Matthew, but

Do you know how disappointed I am in