You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

Clarissa was still waiting for an explanation from Matthew. Or alternatively, an official breakup notice. Anything was better than just plain waiting.

As the woman was still staring out in a daze, another Tyson showed up from the corner of her eyes– it was Ellie.

“Ellie?” Clarissa was so startled to see Ellie’s presence in the studio and was lost for words for a few seconds.

“What are you gaping at? Am I not welcome here?”

Ellie feigned arrogance. She looked very different from the last time Clarissa saw her; her hair was longer now, the ashley-gray hair was now natural black. Her refreshing look resembled a cute college girl.

Despite that, the tone of her voice was not so pleasant.

But that did not concern Clarissa as she ran toward Ellie and whined like a child, “Ellie! Oh, I’m so glad you’re here. You have no idea how much I miss you…” She was now hugging Ellie tightly.

Ellie tried faintly to pry open Clarissa’s arms that were now wrapped around her like a boa constrictor. Failing which, she just pouted her lips a little in protest.

Clarissa knew in her heart that Ellie’s mere presence here was a good indicator that she had forgiven her.

Clarissa took leave from Justin and the two left the studio.

After returning to the hotel, the two friends were seated across from each other quietly before Ellie finally broke the silence. “I told you to break things off with him before but you refused. Now, look at you. Dare I say I told you so?”

Seeing her good friend keeping her head down, Ellie felt a pang of guilt surged in her chest. She chastised herself for choosing her words poorly for that was not her real intention.

“Actually…” Clarissa slowly replied with a bitter smile on her face. She was unexpectedly calm and composed. There was no crying hysterically, no complaints or similar emotional display one would expect from someone in her situation.

Ellie’s heart ached when she looked at the woman before her trying so hard to hold it together.

“Ellie, I have no regrets for falling for Matthew. There’s never any guarantee that two persons who are in love will last forever. It’s just that, with all the news about them getting married, I still haven’t received a call from Matthew. So, I think he probably has already broken up with me in his heart.”

“Son of a b*tch!” Ellie cursed angrily.

“You shouldn’t have started things with him. You’ll still have gotten something in return if you did that for money. But you didn’t! And look at what he’s doing to you now——”

More curses flowed out of Ellie’s mouth as though it was not her most respected uncle she was badmouthing about.

When she finally stopped to catch her breath, she saw a smile on Clarissa’s face and threw a pillow in her direction. “What are you laughing at, you moron? Why didn’t I find you to be so generous before?”

Clarissa caught the pillow and replied with a grin on her face, “I’m just happy that you still care so much about me. I take it that you’ve forgiven me?”

“That’s not true. I’m still mad at you, Clarissa Quigley.”

Clarissa walked toward her friend and sat down next to her. She then wrapped her arms around her and leaned her head on Ellie’s shoulder as she spoke, “Thank you, Ellie.”

“For what? For introducing you to Uncle Matt?” Ellie replied sarcastically.

night, Clarissa finally received

to bed. But because of the row they had a few days before, no

still sulking like a child, while she was too proud to swallow her

did not call was because he was busy engaging with

the hotel courtyard. The air was frosty on the line as Clarissa answered the call but did not

a moment before he finally spoke, “Is there anything that you want to say to

still the familiar dulcet and pleasant tone to Clarissa’s ear. But now, she no longer allowed herself to be immersed

replied, “Shouldn’t it be you who has something to

quiet again before Matthew said, “Clare,

reply had instantly warmed up the frozen heart of hers. She had hardened her heart to prepare for the

repeated reassurance to others that she was doing fine, her heart had been in wrenching

admission to the engagement rumors. But a small part of her still harbored a faint hope that Matthew would refute those

she needed to build up her confidence in

I believe you. But can you tell me what’s going on? Shermaine admitted to me that you and her

massaged his temple,

parental coercion, the close ties between the two families, business, and political decisions. Things could play out very differently depending on every

right

outsider about all

plan, but he

“Clare…”

“What is it?”

are you expected to understand. I just need you to understand that I’ll take care of it, and I won’t

“So?”

soon die down after a while. By then, people will start chasing after some hotter

light of hope dimmed down rapidly in Clarissa’s heart the more she listened

that he can explain to me

could pretty well form a conclusion from this: It was impossible

silent as this fact dawned on

look on Matthew’s face on the other end of the line, nor could she appreciate all the effort Matthew was making back in

Just as he would not understand how insecure

Such is our distance.

the idea to just end the relationship. But she could not

the phone call in silence, Clarissa stood still in the courtyard for a long

subside. Being so close to the studio, there were always people moving

coming from inside the hotel. The cold autumn

to her room, Clarissa

head back to her room, but Shermaine was not ready to let her go as she called after her cheerfully, “Ms.

looked at Shermaine. They then found

time the two