A smile crept up Clarissa’s face as she beamed while Matthew shrugged innocently.
“Hear that? Both Damian and I will have to eat lesser now so you don’t have to work so hard.”
“Pfft, not you too.” Clarissa laughed.
She then turned her head toward Damian with a smile. “Actually Damian, Daddy earns enough money for us. Don’t believe his lies.”
Clarissa did not want to give her son a false belief that their family was struggling with finances.
Upon hearing that, Damian’s perked up. “In that case, Mommy doesn’t need to earn money anymore. So just come back home, Mommy.”
“I can’t do that, Darling. I’ve promised others that I’ll be working. We have to keep our promises. If not, we would become untrustworthy people hated by others. You don’t want me to be hated, do you, Darling?”
Damian pouted as he mulled over Clarissa’s reasoning. After a while, he admitted reluctantly. “No, Mommy. I will wait for you at home, then. Come back soon!”
“That’s my boy. You’re the best, Darling. Such an obedient boy.”
Damian’s eyes lit up as he received the compliment, turning his scowl into a grin immediately. His chubby cheeks added to the adorableness.
Clarissa puckered up her lips and blew a kiss at the screen.
Damian reciprocated by kissing the camera directly.
Clarissa guffawed at the other end of the call, clutching her stomach. Matthew stroked Damian’s hair before saying, “Don’t kiss the phone, Damian. Wait till Mommy comes back, then you can give her a big kiss.”
He then turned his gaze onto Clarissa, his eyes boring into her before he added, “And so will I.”
Clarissa’s face reddened instantly. She averted her gaze and continued talking to Damian. If she hadn’t, her face would have turned into the color of a tomato.
After the call, Clarissa and Hilda worked on the script, reviewing it once again from the top, and made some changes according to the requests mentioned during the meeting.
The duo kept working till it was almost midnight. Out of the blue, Clarissa’s phone rang.
The caller ID showed Matthew’s name on the screen. Thinking that something had happened, Clarissa picked up immediately. What came next, however, was completely out of her expectations.
“Clare, I miss you.” Matthew’s magnetic voice sounded on the other end.
Clarissa was at a loss for words.
A furious blush crept up her cheeks and neck. Her reddened face did not escape Hilda’s notice, and the latter quickly gathered her things before exiting Clarissa’s room.
Clarissa closed the door behind her before whining in disapproval. “Why are you still awake? It’s almost midnight.”
Matthew was silent for a moment before he sighed helplessly.
“The little guy just fell asleep,”
“Why was he up so late?”
“Because you’re not around to stop him from playing. I only managed to get him to bed after much difficulty. Now that you’re not here, I just realized that I don’t seem to have any power nor authority over that kid.”
“Pfft!”
chuckled lightly. Aww, doesn’t he
that he is a sharp and observant boy. I had to be strict with him, unlike
I’m soft. At least it balances out. I just can’t believe that I, the powerful Matthew Tyson, would become so powerless dealing with my own son. Anyone would
who dug your own
why
“Huh?”
change of topic. Her face began to feel hot again. “Do you
not. I just
more like
no response, Matthew could not help but ask, “Do you not miss me,
do!” Clarissa answered softly
me! You’re making me want to go home right this second. But I have to stay here for at
could be heard in her
disdain I
I think I
time when you go on business trips. I only called
those words, Matthew was
argument, Clarissa smiled triumphantly. “Alright, be a good husband now, and wait for me at home, won’t
he pinched the bridge of his nose. “And
“Hmm… a feast!”
think that’s enough,
rolled her eyes. “What else do you want,
what your own Hubby
“Hmm…”
not saying
got an octave higher as he raised an eyebrow. “So? I’m
it’s me I guess…” was Clarissa’s reply,
can’t hear you,”
“I said it’s me.”
magnetic voice traveled through her ear and into her heart, squeezing it tightly, causing
want you. You’re the only thing I like. Now, you know what you should reward me with, right Clare? You will be my
lips, not wanting to speak anymore. There was no way she could win the
flirting, she was no match for
romance novels for a living, so how is it that I can never win against Matthew when it comes to this? This
your silence an agreement,
a choice, Mr. Tyson?” mumbled
said. Clarissa could almost see the wide grin on
did you ask?” Clarissa rolled her eyes
quipped Matthew
“Hmph!”
few quiet seconds ticked by before she hollered,
“Hahahahaha…”
Matthew guffawed in response.
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