You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

Meeting with Jacque and Sandra was relatively more tolerable for Clarissa.

On the contrary, if it were James and Kayla coming to see her, Clarissa would surely refuse to meet them.

Both couples agreed to meet at a remote tea room where it was more secluded, and when Clarissa and Matthew reached, Jacque and Sandra had waited for a little while.

Clarissa and Matthew weren’t late. In fact, it was Jacque and his wife getting anxious to meet Clarissa.

As soon as they stepped in, Sandra looked at Clarissa with a countenance filled with joy and relief. She was so impassioned that even her eyes were a little reddened and brimmed with tears.

Jacque, on the other hand, seemed more composed, but his expression was rather complicated, as though it still felt incredible to him.

As soon as Clarissa sat down, Sandra held her hands like a family elder. It was like Jean Valjean knowing for the first time that the little girl he just met was Cosette, and Sandra was no different from Jean Valjean who couldn’t hide the tremor in his voice. How she longed to just hold Clarissa and cry all she want.

“Clarissa, I’m sorry for all the sufferings you must have been through all these years. In fact…”

Sandra was exceedingly emotional, and she revealed the fact that Clarissa was in actuality Jacque’s niece.

It didn’t take too long after they sat down for Sandra to spill everything.

It was fortunate that Clarissa had already been aware of that, so she was prepared. Otherwise, if they had been completely kept in the dark, they would have been utterly baffled at that point.

Clarissa wondered how anxious this couple must have been to tell her and Matthew the truth.

Am I so welcomed?

Clarissa felt a little awkward, and Jacque couldn’t help as well but start, “Sandra, let’s slow down and talk while we enjoy the tea. Matthew and Clarissa, I believe you’re already aware of this matter before this, aren’t you? It was mind-boggling to me at first, but since that’s the fact, I think we shouldn’t just stay silent about it. After all, this is something serious, don’t you think?”

Clarissa turned to Matthew, and within his eyes, she saw encouragement and support.

It was then that Clarissa finally spoke, “Mr. and Mrs. Wynter, yes, I’m aware of this matter, but I have no plans to reunite with them, to be honest. I’m doing well in the Quigley family. There are people who love me there, even though I have only Grandma left now. She has aged, and this will be too much for her. Besides, everything is fine for us now, and there’s no reason for me to go back to them.”

reason? Plus, we don’t need a reason. The Quigleys aren’t really your family. Your true family is the Smallwoods and us. What reason do you need to come back to your

about the enmity between me and Shermaine.

a loss

else she wanted to say, but Jacque cast his eyes toward her and

a little displeased, but she didn’t carry on because she thought

Clarissa before speaking, as he had noticed that this matter

with Clarissa. “Clarissa, even though a lot of things had happened, and maybe not only you, but it would also take a while for them to be able to accept this, now that we know about it, at least me and my wife, that is, your Uncle Jacque and Aunt Sandra want you to know how much we love you as our niece. We can keep it a secret for the moment, but your Aunt Sandra and I hope that you don’t keep your distance from us. At the very least, there’s nothing

well slowly with some elderly strangers sometimes, isn’t it? Besides, I know that

to admit that the way Jacque went about it was more

silent, not knowing what

with Clarissa and quickly seized the opportunity to persuade her, “Clarissa, let’s forget about our biological relations for the moment. Even if we were not related by blood, didn’t we get along pretty well with each other? I feel a sense of familiarity around you, and you don’t despise me as well, do you? Just think of me as an

knew very well that if she kept turning them down,

affection from the so-called uncle and aunt

made it very clear that they were there with a ‘claiming kin’ intention, and she was reluctant to turn them

Hence, Clarissa nodded.

“Mr. and Mrs. Wynter…”

that; that’s too formal. It’s

time being. As you said, I may treat you like a friend’s parents, so I’ll go with Jacque

“Well…”

nodded. “Clarissa is right. We’ll do with that for the time

better than Mr.

agreement, and Sandra just got closer with Clarissa because of that. She couldn’t help but start chatting

you. It wasn’t until later that I came to know that you look just like your grandma when she was young. You look exactly alike. I was even wondering back then that how did two strangers who don’t know each other look so much alike. And here we are. It’s

and seemed

relationship with the Wynters earlier on. She must have also seen the photos of Hannah

like a kind person to me. With all those brutal things she committed, she doesn’t really feel like part of our family. It was when I saw you back then that I realized we have been fooled by her. You’re such a kind young lady… Oh, right, it’s almost year-end. You must come over to spend the holiday with us this year. We’re a family…” Sandra

of fondness for Clarissa and their bond. As with

knew that Shermaine and Clarissa had been switched, she