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

contact with Matthew. Each of them desperately wished that the man would fall in love with them. Somehow, everyone was confident that they had shown their best side, and had even made themselves believe that Matthew must be watching

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

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

Ugh…

who sat there scrolling on her phone, adding nothing to the conversation. Shortly after that, she rose from her seat and went

was certainly getting

Matt is just one man, right? He’s a good man, but does that mean all the good men in the world belong to

snorted and made

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

swear, those 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 mean it, they’re just one step

to his granddaughter, clearly not in favor of

the way you all rush into things is embarrassing. The women

a rush.

like this. He preferred to let others

living a life of leisure, never worrying

off the wall,

just not looking for a girlfriend at the moment, otherwise… do they really think he

face her uncle. “Isn’t that right, Uncle

agreed with her,

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

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

any secrets. What makes

it at first, but the fact that she overdid it

her tone. “Grandpa, even if there’s a secret between Uncle Matt and I, that’s our secret. You shouldn’t ask about it. I

“Right…”

quite strangely when it comes to your uncle’s marriage. Are you hiding something

have always admired Uncle Matt. For someone of his great stature to be forced by his own family to get married, with so little

exactly what had been

in the picture, she really

glanced at Matthew. “So, is there a woman I don’t

at the chessboard, not at all shaken by his father’s

so slightly and replied, “Whether I have one

old man

tonight, I’ll have a talk with

great to hear, Grandpa. If you do that, I’m sure Grandma will listen. Grandpa, you’re wonderful!

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

by intimacy. “For goodness’ sake, Ellie. You’re a grown woman now. This

have my way, Grandpa. I love you too much. You’re

could not stay in his peaceful bubble for long either. They could not hide up there all night.

returned to the world below, the guests huddled around the man of the hour with a birthday cake. They lit the

never do

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

surrounded by several women. Their enthusiasm and his indifference formed a sharp contrast, so much so that even Margaret’s attempts to mediate were