You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

“Ellie! I was about to call you to come downstairs. Come, let me introduce you to some friends.”

Yuliana introduced the women to her daughter. “Young people like yourselves should have lots of things to talk about. Enjoy!”

Apparently, her mother had put her in charge of accompanying the guests.

Ellie reluctantly walked over to the group of young women and sat down with them.

As they sat together, the women never seemed to stop talking about Matthew.

Ellie, burying her annoyance, casually responded to their chat.

Eventually, she got tired of it and simply scrolled on her phone, ignoring them. Those women seemed to have noticed Ellie’s mood as well. They stopped interacting with her.

Some of the smarter ones went ahead to entertain Margaret, while others sought out Yuliana. They merely saw Ellie as their junior and believed Matthew’s niece was of no help to them.

In return, Ellie got the peace she wanted.

It was already getting dark outside, since the days were shorter in the winter. Nevertheless, the Tysons had their house brightly lit inside and out.

Sienna and Matthew made their entrance one after another. When Yuliana saw them, she quickly abandoned the other women. She was obviously more hospitable towards Sienna compared to the rest.

“Sienna, what a surprise to see you with Matthew! Did he pick you up himself?”

Yuliana’s comment had been suggestive on purpose.

Sienna responded quite generously. “We ran into each other at the gate, that’s all. Yuliana, I hope I’m not late.”

“No, of course you’re not. Come in, come in. Matthew, I’ll leave Sienna in your care. I have to tend to other guests.”

Yuliana shoved Sienna towards Matthew. Her attempt to set them up was too obvious.

The other women were not happy with what they saw. They knew about Sienna, being from the same circle after all and having met on several occasions. They never thought they would meet such a strong competitor here.

Ellie looked on apathetically. Sienna seemed to be much more cunning than Shermaine.

Sienna did not show a single trace of smugness just because she ‘seemed’ close to Matthew. Her expression, her smile, and her attitude remained casual and appropriate, and she did not let herself seem too intimate or too distant.

“Matt, happy birthday.”

Sienna presented her gift to Matthew, who did not even give it as much as a glimpse. He accepted the item and thanked her with little emotion.

“Thanks.”

The other women at the scene caught on. They hurried over to Matthew with their gifts and wished him a happy birthday.

Ellie chose this time to play the part of a generous host. “Come, ladies. I’ll be safeguarding your presents on my uncle’s behalf. You can leave them to me.”

She took all the gifts and then set them aside, providing Matthew some relief.

opportunity to

been in such close contact with Matthew. Each of them desperately wished that the man would fall in love with them. Somehow,

they were in

to their conversation from the sidelines. The women began to discuss current events, business, and then eventually Faulkner, Hemingway, Van

Ugh…

then glanced at Sienna, who sat there scrolling on her phone, adding nothing to the conversation. Shortly after that, she rose from her seat and went to look for Yuliana.

was certainly

is just one man, right? He’s a good man, but does that mean all the good men in the world belong to them? Uncle Matt is so obviously uninterested in any of those women. Do they even realize that they don’t stand a

and made her

to be in the study, playing chess with George. Ellie popped in, made herself comfortable, and proceeded to

women downstairs are so desperate, it almost seems laughable. Have all the men in the world gone extinct? They never take their eyes off you, Uncle Matt. I

his granddaughter, clearly not in favor of her

right woman? Honestly, the way you all rush into things is embarrassing. The women out there are going to think that Uncle Matt

in a

He preferred to let others

these worldly affairs. After retirement, he had been living a life of leisure, never worrying about anything and never needing to. He

wife flew off the wall,

Grandma? She doesn’t understand Uncle Matt at all. He’s just not looking for a girlfriend at the moment, otherwise… do

turned to face her uncle. “Isn’t

agreed with her,

show. It’ll be bad if both sides go head to

some time, moved a black pawn forward. He lifted his head and faced Ellie. ”Is there a secret between

have any

denied it at first, but the fact that she overdid

secret between Uncle Matt and I, that’s our secret. You shouldn’t ask about it. I have lots

“Right…”

quite strangely when it comes to your uncle’s

Uncle Matt into these arrangements, and I can’t stand it. I have always admired Uncle Matt. For someone of his great stature to be forced by his own family to get married, with so little freedom… I just

was exactly what had been on

the picture, she really thought that

glanced at Matthew. “So, is there

intently at the chessboard, not at all shaken by

slightly and replied, “Whether I have one or not, I’ll take charge of

old man

have a talk with your

do that, I’m sure Grandma

and gave him an affectionate kiss as an

but the old man pretended to be disgusted by intimacy.

me have my way, Grandpa. I love

long either. They could not hide

the hour with a birthday cake. They lit

do any of

on his behalf. She blew the candles and cut

enthusiasm and his indifference formed a sharp contrast, so much so that