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.

cook, can we? By the way, I heard you’re

annoyed Clarissa

of Mimi and declared icily,

are you doing?”

glaring at her angrily until Mimi pouted and

out, she

caressed Clarissa’s cheek gently and

not worth getting mad at someone like her,

at

glance. “Mind

Uncle Matthew? Hmph!

I call him in private. If Grandma overhears him, that

in the

in the living room, the Lesters and Catherine were engaged

City? He looks handsome. Is he reliable?

nonsense. Matthew seems like

shut up when the adults are

Jacob Lester, sat aside

he has a house as long as he’s a nice

me. I know Clary paid for this house in full. You also told the old neighbors Clary earned so much and would be able to survive even if she stops working now. Of course, she’s rich. Mimi also told me about the novels she wrote. Most

her friends. But she did that to find a boyfriend

didn’t know Gloria would

it all on the

her money, Gloria’s lips twitched and stopped pressing on. Well, I still

us, she might

to the table, Clarissa didn’t kick

a good

Lesters couldn’t relax on the dining

gesture; it was because of

his gaze across them, all they wanted

He looks scary.

keep staring at them. He helped Clarissa with the shrimps and removed the thorns in the fish for Catherine. Gradually, the Lesters

right? What do your parents work as? Which area are you staying in? What is

your business,” Catherine interrupted bluntly. “Just

feeling humiliated

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

choice but to

chatted with her grandmother over

entrance test soon. Can I visit Matthew there? Oh, can I stay at his

that sounds great. We were worried as Mimi has to go to D City alone. As Matt lives in D City, he can take care of her. Matt,

in acknowledgement and didn’t reject them

but she said

Catherine who voiced out. “There are plenty of people taking the exam. Do they all have relatives in D City? Mimi is taking