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.

Don’t bother Clare when she’s cooking. You should head out. We can’t let our guests cook, can we? By the way, I heard you’re from D City. I’m planning to enroll in the art college

annoyed

front of Mimi and declared icily, “Get

are you doing?” Mimi

glaring at her angrily until

out, she grumbled

gently and kissed the corner of her

be mad. It’s not worth getting mad at someone like her, hmm? You have your grandma and your Uncle

at

“Mind

Uncle Matthew? Hmph!

him in private. If Grandma overhears him, that

tension in the

the living room, the Lesters and

he have a house in D City? He looks handsome. Is he reliable? Clary

that’s utter nonsense. Matthew seems like a fine man.

when

father, Jacob Lester, sat aside and smoked without

has a house as long as he’s a

earned so much and would be able to survive even if she stops

of her

know Gloria would find out

spent it all on the house. She

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

she might

to the table, Clarissa didn’t kick

a good

Lesters couldn’t relax

Clarissa’s unwelcoming gesture; it was because of

across them, all they wanted to

He looks scary.

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

D City, right? What do your

business,” Catherine

humiliated by her mother’s

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

but to clink

didn’t stop him and chatted

I’ll head to D City to attend the college entrance test soon. Can

worried as Mimi has to go to D City alone. As Matt lives in D City, he can take care

in acknowledgement and didn’t

but she said

taking the exam. Do they all have relatives in D City? Mimi is taking the test with her friends, right? Where will her friends be staying then? Don’t trouble Matthew. He’s busy with