You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

Any man who witnessed this would not only see the woman’s true character, but it would also stir up the man’s competitive spirit.

At that, Johnny pushed Jolene away and shot her a warning look.

Only then did Jolene pull herself together and move away, but her eyes remained on Matthew.

Johnny stood before Matthew, trying to challenge the latter’s air of superiority, but the difference was just too obvious.

He could not help but feel angry.

As for Matthew, his cold gaze did not rest long on anyone but shifted to the sullen Clarissa.

“Clare… I’m here to fetch you home.”

Clare?

Who is this man calling?

As everyone watched in shocked amazement, he walked to Clarissa, stretched out his hand, and held them.

Clarissa did not object. In such a situation, Clarissa would not show her temper. Or maybe, one should put it this way—perhaps Matthew had foreseen that, under such circumstances, she would not reject his advances.

“Okay.”

She smiled simply and looked at the teachers.

“Everyone, this is my husband. We are leaving now because our kid is still at home. I’ll come back to pay you all a visit sometime soon.”

“Oh, alright. Get along then.”

Craig had seen Matthew’s photos on the internet before. Now that he had seen Matthew in person, he could feel that Matthew was an outstanding man—one that had surpassed Craig’s expectations, and he felt excited to see Matthew.

Matthew showed respect to the three teachers by shaking each one’s hand and greeting them before he left.

Meanwhile, the rest of them were at a loss for words while they stared in shock at Clarissa and her husband.

As they were leaving, Jolene suddenly grabbed Clarissa’s arm.

Clarissa turned around and was alarmed by Jolene’s warm smile.

“Clarissa, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Since your husband came, you should sit down together with us. It’s such a rare opportunity that you have brought your family members. For so many years, we’ve been classmates, so wouldn’t it be such a pity if you don’t introduce them?”

Clarissa looked at Jolene as if the latter was crazy.

She pulled back her arm and said coldly, “No, it wouldn’t. After all, I have no reasons to do so.”

“Clarissa, look at you! Does your husband know how you’ve been behaving?”

At that, Jolene looked at Matthew hopefully, but he only had eyes for Clarissa.

less.

were so eager to invite me. Do they really

I’m not that dumb.

may have said something in the past which may have hurt you. We are no longer ignorant now as we were at that time. It’s been so many years since then, so I’m sure

classmates, seeing Clarissa’s nonchalant attitude, could not help rebuking

friendship now after being classmates for so many

when you were

“Unintentionally?”

of what they had said

remorseless, and none of them felt sorry for what

was there for me

give a long lecture about how their words had hurt

it would

has no empathy whatsoever for others, and that’s what scares me

want to say anything. She turned around

“Clarissa, Clarissa… don’t go…”

out while the classmates in the private lounge

two left, the private lounge was

people were close to thirty years of age; some were married, while

Craig sighed, “You lot…”

openly what was going on in her life, we wouldn’t have gossiped. Her private life was a mess, so we are not to blame. Anyway,

at her character! No man can tolerate her! If I’m not wrong, this husband of hers

“Shut up!”

eyes, Johnny yelled at Jolene to

still thinking

her head and started fiddling with her ring, but in her mind, an

rather disappointed. One of the teachers then spoke, “You say you were young and did not mean it, but it is traumatic for those whom you have hurt. In the past few years, there has been quite a number of posts on the web about campus bullying—not just physically but verbally as well. Never say you understand or presume it’s nothing if you’ve never experienced it yourselves. One can’t ever imagine

it was not just verbal. Jolene, you hid her books and locked her in the

“Did I?

head. This was just how Jolene was—she would never dare to admit to her own wrongdoing.

things to Clarissa out of jealousy. Do you think we teachers do not

girls felt a

affection is not shown by rubbing salt on someone’s wounds. As

long silence that followed, to which no one dared to

years, we were not aware of the far-reaching effects, and we did not take it seriously enough. We just gave some advice, but now in retrospect, it was

the teachers were ashamed

teachers felt guilty that they had not done enough

reigned in the

Clarissa and Matthew had left the hotel, Clarissa removed Matthew’s hand from her

around her waist, and held her

head with no expression

as his finger

crossed Clarissa’s lips as she thought of

“When did you arrive?”

did you