With her arms around Matthew, Clarissa noticed the smile playing on his lips and suddenly felt embarrassed.
To dispel her embarrassment, she added as an afterthought, “Maybe I’ve oversimplified things. I know starting a business isn’t that easy, but I stand by my opinion and hope you can follow your heart. The way Shermaine is forcing your hand just makes me sick.”
Matthew finally spoke, “So, you want me to choose you, and not Shermaine.”
Clarissa stiffened in his arms. Though embarrassed, she still nodded in response.
Right after nodding, she quickly shook her head and emphasized, “Not choose me per se, but to follow your heart. Of course, if you want to choose Shermaine and fortify your company by forming a strong alliance, I have no objections.”
Her last few words greatly contradicted her feelings.
Matthew grasped her chin and rubbed her lips with his thumb, speaking in a mirthful tone.
“Indeed, Shermaine can bring me the benefits of a strong alliance. Are you sure you don’t have any objections?”
When Clarissa heard what Matthew said, the green-eyed monster reared its ugly head. Jealousy coursed through her veins, in fact, she was oozing with it.
Even so, she remained stubborn. “If you choose to compromise on something as important as your marriage with a woman who threatened you, then, I don’t have any more to say.”
She could only blame herself for having poor character judgment.
“Pfft… And you said you didn’t have any objections. You were clearly making a jab at me, no?”
“No, I wasn’t.”
Matthew leaned forward until their noses touched and their breathes mingled. Clarissa subconsciously held her breath, having not used to be so close to him for a long time.
Most importantly, she knew where things were heading.
Matthew tilted his head a little so that his lips grazed hers when he spoke again.
“Are you sure about that?”
“I’m—Mm…”
Unsurprisingly, her words were cut off by his kiss.
Matthew wasn’t going to rush through this long-awaited moment. He kissed her sensually, dragging it out to allow them enough time to rekindle the romance between them.
After a long while, Clarissa lay in Matthew’s arms, panting softly.
Just then, Matthew’s sexy voice came from above her head.
“Does this mean we’re back together, Clare?”
Clarissa did not answer. Isn’t he asking the obvious?
Matthew was undeterred by her lack of response.
“Clarissa Quigley?”
Oh, and now he’s even calling me by my full name.
Clarissa snapped, “No!”
As soon as she denied it, Matthew squeezed her waist.
Ouch! He’s such a brute!
raising her head to give him a long, withering
me. Plus, I’ve been staying in Zen Highlands for so many days now.
Matthew’s lips finally lifted up, evidently satisfied with
loosened his grip and stroked her back dotingly. Then, he lowered his head and rubbed
asked
a long time, Clarissa did not once look back after walking
heard from Ellie that she did not even give any response
friends meant when they said that once triggered, a woman could become more heartless than a
was at his wit’s end because of
Thank God…
to come back, or God knows what I’d do to this little
upon
I missed
have no problem walking away from me, but
said
up
since my dear Mr. Tyson treated me so coldly,
treated you coldly?
out a humorless laugh as his eyes
This man may look mature, but he’s as petty
and he’s
Matthew’s face and solemnly looked
me if you get so
you still thinking of breaking up with
was more threat
tone seemed to insinuate that she would be taught a
to be with you forever, can you guarantee that in a year or perhaps ten, you
“I can!”
answer came
That’s
makes one of
on the sofa, putting her at a complete disadvantage in this
physically subduing
greatly upset me,
my fault
down on
She whimpered. “It hurts…”
snorted coldly. “Make sure you
Remember what?
that this thing between us will
could refute, Matthew’s lips found hers again. This time, he was rough and relentless, so much so that Clarissa wouldn’t be able to forget even if
…
her sleep because of the weight bearing down on
her head. Following that, her body was swiftly flipped
in bed while the sound of running water
whole body was sticky with sweat. A while later, she turned over and bundled herself with the blanket, then sat up while struggling to lift
a towel wrapped around his waist, Matthew came out to see a
usually piercing
walked over and bent down to kiss
vanish from her as she exclaimed, “I haven’t brushed my
when
cutely and whined, “Well, you forced
but you
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