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.

the opportunity to

wished that the man would

were in such desperate need to display their intelligence that they dropped their trivial talk about

sidelines. The women began to discuss current events, business, and then

Ugh…

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

certainly getting

the good men in the world belong to them? Uncle Matt is so obviously uninterested in any

and made her way upstairs

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

so desperate, it almost seems laughable. Have all the men in the world gone extinct? They never take their eyes

once as his eyes flitted to his granddaughter, clearly not in favor of her manner of

can cough, but I’m just telling it like it is. Do you really think Uncle Matt can’t find the right woman? Honestly, the way you all rush into things is embarrassing. The women out there are going to think that Uncle Matt is going to be single for life. If this goes on, Uncle Matt

not in a

matters like this. He preferred to let

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

when his wife flew off the wall, he did

Matt at all. He’s just not looking for a girlfriend at the moment, otherwise… do they really think he needs their help to get a

turned to face her uncle.

with

Grandpa? You can’t just stand by and let them run the show. It’ll be bad if both

He lifted his head and faced Ellie.

any secrets.

fact that she overdid it

she shifted her tone. “Grandpa, even if there’s a secret between Uncle Matt and I, that’s our secret. You

“Right…”

acting quite

can’t stand it. I have always admired Uncle Matt. For someone of his great

that was exactly what

the picture, she

at Matthew. “So, is there a woman

gazed intently at the chessboard, not at all shaken by his

slightly and replied, “Whether I have

old man grew

tonight, I’ll have a talk with your

do that, I’m sure Grandma will listen. Grandpa, you’re wonderful! I love you so

pulled her grandfather into a hug and gave him an affectionate kiss as an

tickled George, but the old man pretended to be disgusted by intimacy. “For goodness’

I love you too much. You’re the

peaceful bubble for long either. They could not hide up there all night. Eventually, they

guests huddled around the man of the hour with a birthday cake. They lit the candles and asked that

would never do any of

his behalf. She blew the candles and cut the cake, apparently in a much better

enthusiasm and his indifference formed a sharp contrast, so much so that even Margaret’s attempts to mediate were proven