You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

Clarissa’s face blushed scarlet.

How did we end up here?

Clarissa frowned and prodded Matthew’s face that seemed to be inching towards her.

“I’m being serious.”

“So am I. Clare, let everyone know that I am yours. I guarantee that nobody will call me for such banal reasons ever again.”

Clare was stunned into silence.

Is he thinking of going public with our relationship?

I don’t think it’s the right time. Especially now.

Clarissa smirked and gave him an awkward smile. “I think Mr. Smallwood is aware and that he did it on purpose. This has got nothing to do with everyone else. Forget it. You refused, so I don’t really care anymore.”

As she said this, she got up and left, muttering to herself about how tired she was after a long day.

Matthew looked at Clarissa’s hurriedly retreating figure and laughed. “Coward.”

It wouldn’t be too much of a hassle if Matthew chose to let the cat out of the bag. The worst of the opposition would come from the Tysons themselves, but that did not matter to him at all.

However, he still had to consider how stressed Clarissa would be. A public proclamation would definitely come with its own host of problems.

It was precisely because of this that Matthew was willing to temporarily hide his love affair with Clarissa. He wanted to give her a chance to adapt.

This was not meant to be a permanent solution.

She was to become his wife, sooner or later.

Of this, Matthew was certain. He thought that he was simply infatuated by her in the beginning, but he now realized that he could not fathom falling in love with anyone else. He was determined to be with Clarissa, and she was the only one for him.

She was the only one who could bring him the contentment he so desired. Besides, who else would he rather call Mrs. Tyson if not Clarissa?

Shermaine did have quite a bit to drink, but she was not completely inebriated. This was all facade.

She tried to use this ruse to get Matthew to attend to her, but it failed miserably.

Finally, all she could do was feign unconsciousness and was promptly sent home to the Smallwood residence by both her assistant and Jeremy.

Shermaine suddenly opened her eyes the moment Jeremy left, shocking Kayla who was helping her get ready for bed.

“Shermaine, are you awake?”

Shermaine took one look at her mother and hugged her tightly. She then burst into tears out of heartbreak, all while accusing Matthew of cruelty and indifference.

feel sorry for her daughter

easily. Seeing her daughter so upset was

sighed when he realized that those were the sounds of both

“What happened?”

“Oh, James.”

All she did was fall in love with a man. Is that a crime now? I can’t help but recall our circumstances

she have to bring fate and

what

it hurt her as if it were a fresh wound. Even James felt helpless, watching

alright, don’t cry. What happened? Didn’t you

detailed everything that had happened, including how Matthew practically ignored her when she was

say to play the part of the wronged little girl. Naturally, she hoped that they would come running to her

a thing about it. I reached out to Matt, but he won’t answer my calls. Who on earth did I provoke? All I want is to

daughter was possibly being bullied,

altogether. If she had a bone

Tell me, and

briefly but shook

sort this out on my own. It won’t do if you

can you handle

Justin. However, can you maybe help me deal with the Tysons? Old Mrs. Tyson tried to force Matt to date me for half a year, but he has refused to agree. I’m not asking for anything else! All I want is a chance with him so

if Matthew disagrees, there is very little we

be another way,” replied Kayla. “Should I seek out

was a little surprised to hear

Whose mother?

head. ”Can you actually do something like that over a matter like

I have a grandmother? Why have you

question made Kayla weep in anguish. James knew that this was an uncomfortable subject for his wife and decided not

left standing in the hallway with more questions than

told her something that

 It wasn’t as if James had no motivation at all. He managed to start his own company from the ground up. After this, he returned to D City. When Kayla was pregnant with Shermaine, she had reached out to her family, but they chose not to engage. They believed their daughter died the day she turned her back on them. Even though they now lived in the same city, they were for all intents

of the elders were aware of Kayla’s past, but many were not aware of her true heritage as a child of the

at the end of this revelation. “You’re really a member of the Wynters

family with old ties to politics and business.

This surprised Shermaine.

that Old Mrs. Wynters is getting old. I figured most old folks would want some kind of closure or for the family to be reunited. Why don’t you try again? Maybe they will accept us,

to be so eager for her mother to return to the Wynters, it was no surprise that it came with her own selfish

suggestion of this made Kayla seem even more deflated than she already

until your father comes back, and we’ll

sense her mother’s obvious hesitation. While she did not understand why it was so, she then decided to let the

home, Shermaine had a

got so many good scripts with me today, many of which are likely to

it, Lizzie. Call Justin’s studio and make