You’ll Fall for Me, Today or Tomorrow novel Chapter 143

Clarissa pouted unhappily, confirming his earlier guess.

Matthew ran a hand over her back to comfort her and chortled.

“Do you still need me to deal with the fish?”

Clarissa giggled along with him and rubbed her cheek against his chest affectionately.

“Back then, after my dad died and my mom left us, Uncle Jacob didn’t want to take care of Grandma and me. Aunt Gloria dared not defy his wishes. I don’t mind, but she’s Grandma’s daughter. How could they abandon her?”

Back then, they had to struggle to survive.

Clarissa remembered how her grandmother took care of her. They cut off ties with Gloria’s family. Gloria would only show up with some food during holidays and such.

The reason Clarissa despised Gloria was because the latter refused to take care of her own mother.

After that, life got better, and they even bought a new house. Gloria and her family kept showing up in an attempt to mend their relationship, but Clarissa had never welcomed them.

As Catherine only had a daughter left, she had no choice but to allow them to visit her grandmother.

Even so, Clarissa refused to treat them nicely.

After listening to her explanation, Matthew felt sorry for her.

Previously, Ellie told him how Clarissa was brought up by her grandmother. The latter had experienced many tough situations in life, so there was a flaw in her character.

He didn’t really believe Ellie until they had a fight and broke up later. Matthew finally understood why Clarissa reacted that way.

Even so, he felt his heart shattering into a million pieces when she told him her story.

She went over her experience briefly, but Matthew could imagine how much trouble she and Catherine had gone through back then.

I wonder how they managed to survive.

Matthew tightened his arms around her and planted a kiss on her hair.

Suddenly, someone barged into the kitchen. Matthew and Clarissa hurriedly jumped apart.

“Clare, Matthew,” the unwanted visitor greeted them with a grin. “My mom told me to come help you.”

It was Clarissa’s cousin, who was still in high school. The young girl had put on thick makeup, so she didn’t look like a teenager. Her clothes were revealing as well.

Even though she claimed to be here to help them out, her gaze was fixated on Matthew.

“Mimi Lester, if you’re here to help, we’ll leave. You can take over.”

Clarissa wasn’t about to talk to her cousin nicely.

Mimi snorted and stepped forward to grab Matthew’s arm, but the man swerved out of her reach.

“Hey, Matthew. Don’t bother Clare when she’s cooking. You should head out. We can’t let our guests cook, can we? By the way, I heard you’re from D City. I’m planning to enroll in the art college there. Do you have…”

Mimi’s enthusiasm annoyed Clarissa immensely.

She stood in front of Mimi and declared icily, “Get out!”

“Clare, what are you doing?” Mimi whined.

Clarissa continued glaring at her angrily until Mimi pouted and left the kitchen reluctantly.

As she walked out, she grumbled silently.

Matthew caressed Clarissa’s cheek gently and kissed the corner of her lips.

“Darling, don’t be mad. It’s not worth getting mad at someone like her, hmm? You have your grandma and your Uncle Matthew, right?”

Clarissa smiled at his words.

She shot him a coy glance. “Mind your words. What if Grandma hears you?”

Uncle Matthew? Hmph!

That’s how I call him in private. If Grandma overhears him, that will be so embarrassing!

Immediately, the tension in the kitchen was lifted.

Meanwhile, in the living room, the Lesters and Catherine were engaged in polite conversation.

“Mom, is Clary’s boyfriend from D City? Does he have a house in D City? He looks handsome. Is he reliable? Clary is rich. What if he tries to trick her?”

“Mom, that’s utter nonsense. Matthew seems like a fine man. He’s a gentleman!”

“Hey, shut up when the adults are talking.”

Mimi’s father, Jacob Lester, sat aside and smoked without a word.

Catherine replied coolly, “Matthew is from D City. It doesn’t matter whether he has a house as long as he’s a nice man. Besides, who told you Clary is rich?”

“Mom, I’m your daughter. You don’t have to hide it from me. I know Clary paid for this house in full. You also told the old neighbors Clary earned so much and would be able to survive even if she stops working now. Of course, she’s rich. Mimi also told me about the novels she wrote. Most authors are rich.”

Immediately, Catherine regretted boasting about her granddaughter in front of her friends. But she did that to find a boyfriend for Clarissa.

I didn’t know Gloria would find out about that.

“Even if she’s rich, she spent it all on the house. She doesn’t have any money now.”