Matthew found few reasons to be happy about Clarissa being away for work.
He pulled a long face most days, and the time which he whittled away moping was longer still.
What was she to do about it?
Her constant refrain was, “It wasn’t my call to build the film studio that far away.
Matthew snorted, “Are you suggesting that I should consider building one right here in D City then?”
That got Clarissa stunned.
“Don’t be upset, Mr. Tyson, Uncle Matthew. You may be rich, almost too rich, but could you not be so impulsive? Pretty please?”
Clarissa plastered herself onto Matthew as she begged for clemency.
As wealthy and entitled as he was, she reckoned there had to be a limit to both somewhat. She would much prefer it if he did not get any funny ideas along those lines.
The man drew her into a strong embrace before he regarded her mockingly. “Do you think I could really pull off something like that? This is D City we’re talking about.”
Clarissa was gratuitously obsequious with her smile.
“In my heart, there’s nothing that you’re not capable of. So, of course, I’d believe anything that you say.”
Matthew’s eyes narrowed as he propped up her diminutive chin.
“Flatterer!”
The woman spat out her tongue. She exhaled as she rubbed her slender hands soothingly upon the man’s chest.
“I’ve met up with Ellie. She’s still upset and forced me to choose.”
The man’s fingers tightened around her chin, and that coaxed a frown from her.
“What was that for? Do you think I could have not chosen you?”
Matthew relaxed his grip before he pulled her so close that their breaths were almost upon each other.
His searing, low voice mirrored the displeasure in his eyes.
“Would you dare?”
Clarissa heart skipped a beat. “I wouldn’t!”
“Good girl.”
His large mitts pawed her back in satisfaction at her reply.
Clarissa palmed the back of his hands with a resounding smack and lifted his wayward fingers, preventing them from drifting down unto impropriety.
“I don’t know when she might simmer down. Try to talk to her more often while I’m away. I really don’t want us to stay this way. You’re her uncle, so will you please do this? For my sake, if nothing else, alright?
for me?”
as her fingers wrapped around his neck and delivered the most unconvincing
your niece. Are you
up in
with that? What concern is it of
did not throttle him. Instead, she swayed coquettishly. “What if it’s of concern to me? You have to talk her around, for me.
said… What’s in it for
“Matthew Tyson!”
anger juxtaposed against the man’s staid
“Yes?”
You don’t love
accusation felt oddly
heartless, insensitive, and
exactly am I
her trembling and
from her head and
this upsetting situation
was purposefully
not rattled and merely narrowed his darkened eyes as an indecipherable
teased and then ensnared her like a hook even if he did not
here? Shall I massage it for you and make
his large
own porous words, which allowed Matthew to sneak one in. In hindsight, she thought she
like a peach, flagrant
in and bared his teeth, and left
“Ah…”
pushed him away and raised one hand to shield her own face before she met
are you so irritating,
“Haha…”
as he liked how she looked when she was annoyed and went on to pinch the other
fault. I blame you for
and so
failing
But no such luck.
could only lift
don’t expect that I would be in any
tickled Matthew. “Yeah, you don’t have to cause
could only puff up her
neither be cajoled nor coerced. In her last gesture of
How could anyone
sounded more like
a turn of
obstinate displays, he would consider her plight and talk
her, and that was something she did
studio and checked into the hotel, she immediately
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