You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

Clarissa pouted unhappily, confirming his earlier guess.

Matthew ran a hand over her back to comfort her and chortled.

“Do you still need me to deal with the fish?”

Clarissa giggled along with him and rubbed her cheek against his chest affectionately.

“Back then, after my dad died and my mom left us, Uncle Jacob didn’t want to take care of Grandma and me. Aunt Gloria dared not defy his wishes. I don’t mind, but she’s Grandma’s daughter. How could they abandon her?”

Back then, they had to struggle to survive.

Clarissa remembered how her grandmother took care of her. They cut off ties with Gloria’s family. Gloria would only show up with some food during holidays and such.

The reason Clarissa despised Gloria was because the latter refused to take care of her own mother.

After that, life got better, and they even bought a new house. Gloria and her family kept showing up in an attempt to mend their relationship, but Clarissa had never welcomed them.

As Catherine only had a daughter left, she had no choice but to allow them to visit her grandmother.

Even so, Clarissa refused to treat them nicely.

After listening to her explanation, Matthew felt sorry for her.

Previously, Ellie told him how Clarissa was brought up by her grandmother. The latter had experienced many tough situations in life, so there was a flaw in her character.

He didn’t really believe Ellie until they had a fight and broke up later. Matthew finally understood why Clarissa reacted that way.

Even so, he felt his heart shattering into a million pieces when she told him her story.

She went over her experience briefly, but Matthew could imagine how much trouble she and Catherine had gone through back then.

I wonder how they managed to survive.

Matthew tightened his arms around her and planted a kiss on her hair.

Suddenly, someone barged into the kitchen. Matthew and Clarissa hurriedly jumped apart.

“Clare, Matthew,” the unwanted visitor greeted them with a grin. “My mom told me to come help you.”

It was Clarissa’s cousin, who was still in high school. The young girl had put on thick makeup, so she didn’t look like a teenager. Her clothes were revealing as well.

Even though she claimed to be here to help them out, her gaze was fixated on Matthew.

“Mimi Lester, if you’re here to help, we’ll leave. You can take over.”

Clarissa wasn’t about to talk to her cousin nicely.

Mimi snorted and stepped forward to grab Matthew’s arm, but the man swerved out of her reach.

head out. We can’t let our guests cook, can we? By the way, I

enthusiasm annoyed Clarissa

stood in front of Mimi and declared icily, “Get

are you doing?”

until Mimi pouted and left the

out, she grumbled

Clarissa’s cheek gently and kissed the

getting mad at someone like her,

at

glance. “Mind

Uncle Matthew? Hmph!

how I call him in private. If Grandma overhears

tension in the kitchen

room, the Lesters and Catherine were engaged in

D City? He looks handsome. Is

Matthew seems like a fine man.

when the

Jacob Lester, sat aside and smoked without

whether he has a house as long

from me. I know Clary paid for this house in full. You also told the old neighbors Clary earned so much and would be

her friends. But

Gloria would find

she’s rich, she spent it all on the house. She doesn’t have

Gloria’s lips twitched

from how she treats us, she might not agree to lend us

the table,

was in a good mood as Matthew

couldn’t relax on the

Clarissa’s unwelcoming gesture; it was because of her

them, all they wanted to

He looks scary.

removed the thorns in the fish for Catherine. Gradually, the Lesters relaxed. He

do your parents work as? Which area

business,” Catherine interrupted

feeling humiliated by her mother’s

come, let’s drink. If Clary’s father is still alive, he’ll drink with you,

no choice but to clink glasses with

didn’t stop him and chatted

D City to attend the college entrance test soon. Can I visit Matthew there? Oh,

to go to D City alone. As

grunted in acknowledgement and didn’t reject them

but

the exam. Do they all have relatives in D City? Mimi