You’ll Fall for Me, Today or Tomorrow novel Chapter 352

Matthew asked Clarissa to turn around and caressed her head. He moved her hands away from her face and responded with an intimate gaze.

“It’s fine as long as it’s something from you! In fact, it’s the best gift I can ever ask for!”

The words of reassurance failed to put a smile on Clarissa’s face. Instead, she responded with a frown.

“Damian has ruined the book that’s supposed to be a unique gift for you! Are you sure you don’t mind? It’s supposed to be a surprise during New Year’s eve! I guess it’s more of a shock rather than a surprise now!”

Clarissa turned around and glared in the direction of their son’s bedroom. She thought it was about time to teach their son a lesson for the things he had done.

On the other hand, Matthew chuckled and raised Clarissa’s chin against her will.

He leaned over and whispered, “Don’t you think it’s quite a unique gift from you and our son? We’ll consider it a surprise from you and him!”

Clarissa took another peek at the doodles that were all over the book and felt another strong urge to cry.

Immediately after Matthew figured out the things going on in her mind, he held her firmly in between his arms and asserted in a gentle tone, “Just give yourself a break, okay? I’ll teach him a lesson and have him bear the consequences of his actions soon!”

He knew he had to say something to console the upset woman. Otherwise, she might let loose of her emotions and take things out on their beloved son.

Nonetheless, Clarissa had no intention to give up just yet as she was certain it was one of Matthew’s attempts to deceive her.

She turned around and reprimanded him, “I’m pretty sure it’s another lie of yours! In fact, you’re the reason he’s such a naughty boy! You’re supposed to discipline him instead of spoiling him! What are we supposed to do if he turns into a delinquent in the future?”

She wouldn’t stop picking on him to take out the disappointment she had been holding back. Matthew had no choice but to play along with her to keep her occupied.

“Y-Yes—Uh-huh—Alright—”

Matthew listened to the upset woman without interrupting her. Otherwise, he might be the one who would have to face her wrath.

After she had enough of complaining, Matthew brought her back to their room and held her firmly in between his arms.

Things got increasingly intimate between the duo as they started reading the book Clarissa had prepared.

“Is this the way you feel the first time you see me? Are you afraid of me? Well, you can’t deny it’s love at first sight for you as well, can you? I shouldn’t have left you alone back then!”

“Stop it!” Clarissa couldn’t take it anymore as the man unveiled the things she had in mind without holding back.

She glared at him in the eyes and said, “Had you taken advantage of me back then, I might not have fallen for you!”

Matthew begged to differ. He said, “No! In fact, you would be head over heels in love with me way ahead of the initial timeline because we were a match made in heaven!”

“Stay away from me! You’re such a shameless man!”

Matthew burst into laughter and pinched the blushing woman’s cheek. He then leaned over and kissed her. “Are you sure you want me to stay away from you?”

“I-I—H-Hey! S-Stop it!”

Ellie, who was outside of their room, found out they were in the middle of a great time when she leaned over to eavesdrop on their conversation.

She then brought Damian downstairs with her and told the little boy, “You need to stay away from your parents for the time being as they are in the middle of something. Also, you have to stop getting on your mother’s nerves. Otherwise, she’s going to pick on you again.”

Damian, who had mastered the art of putting on a pitiable front to win others’ sympathy, stared at Ellie with his lips pursed in an aggrieved manner.

Ellie chuckled and said, “Haha! It turns out you’re quite a great actor, huh? It’s not a big deal—everyone goes through it in their life!”

The little boy stared at Ellie with his head tilted in confusion. He asked, “Were you a naughty girl when you were young?”

“We can’t be certain if that’s the truth. Maybe it’s just a coincidence. Therefore, I want you to keep this between us until we’re able to verify Clarissa’s identity.”

Sandra’s objection was written all over her face. Her husband added, “Sandra, this is going to involve a lot of people. We’ll definitely acknowledge Clarissa as a member of the family if she’s innocent. However, we can’t just chase Shermaine out of the family over the night when she’s Kayla’s favorite! They can’t possibly leave her alone just because she’s not their biological daughter! There’s no way Clarissa and Shermaine will patch things up with one another over the night! As their seniors, we need to take these into consideration and decide on the next best course of action for the sake of everyone!”

Sandra snorted and reprimanded her husband, “No one is going to appreciate your effort for taking everyone’s sake into consideration!”

“I need to think on Kayla’s behalf since she has always been a simple-minded woman.”

“What about James? We’re talking about his family! He needs to bear the consequences of his negligence! All this while, he has been playing the role of a lovely husband, but I think those are nothing more than an act! In fact, who knows if he’s having an—”

Jacque couldn’t stand his wife going on and on. He instructed, “That’s enough! Just give me a break! You’re not allowed to bring this up in front of others until we can verify Clarrisa is a member of the Smallwoods!”

Irked, Jacque made his way to the bathroom, leaving his frustrated wife behind with her lips pursed.

Do you really think I’m going to stop just because of your instructions? Since you need something to prove Clarissa’s identity, I’ll get you something to prove you wrong! At the end of the day, the outcome was the only thing that would matter. Therefore, she thought it wouldn’t be necessary to figure out the things that had gone wrong back in the day. Those were merely a waste of time.

Sandra showed up at Olive’s foundation the next day. Clarissa was summoned to the foundation for something as well.

Initially, Sandra had to tend to something else, but the moment she was made aware Clarissa would show up at the foundation, she left everything behind and rushed her way to the foundation.

Clarissa wasn’t particularly surprised about running into Sandra at the foundation. They returned to their respective position after a simple catch-up session. Occasionally, they would run into one another for work.

Once Clarissa had everything sorted out and made her way back, Sandra departed and dropped by the Smallwood residence. She made something up and made her way into her sister-in-law’s bedroom. After a short while, she departed to the hospital.

Sandra acquired the aid of the doctor she was acquainted with and handed over the strands of hair to him before making her way back home.

I’ll just have to wait until I get my hands on the result!