Matthew spoke as if he already knew Clarissa was going to be there.
She curved her lips into a smile, but she didn’t go upstairs instantly.
She kept wandering around the room. Finally, she walked over to the window and said with a smile.
“Mr. Tyson, thanks for your generosity. May I know how much the rent for such a nice office is?”
Wow, is she planning to be businesslike?
Matthew raised his brows and curled his lips. He smirked, “Rent? Just repay me with your body.”
Clarissa snorted and answered. “No way. I’m being serious here. Please give me a reasonable rental rate based on the market price.”
“Haha… Clare, stop fooling around. I’m afraid that it’s going to burn a hole in your wallet.”
Matthew was actually telling the truth. Clarissa twitched her lips in response. That’s true.
“How about… are you offering any discount?”
“Hmm… Discount? That won’t make any difference either.”
“Fine. This place is only for the rich. I get it. You don’t have to keep emphasizing.”
Even it was quite difficult for Clarissa to accept the fact willingly, she still got to admit that Matthew was loaded. He was filthy rich. He was totally on another whole new level.
To be frank, Clarissa would reach where he was in her life as she was nowhere close.
The rent was too high for her. She couldn’t even afford it.
However, she felt uncomfortable for not paying a single penny.
Also, she didn’t want to be the drama queen to make Matthew bring down the price.
Clarissa just stood there hesitantly and silently, struggling to figure out a better idea.
Meanwhile, Matthew had already expected that Clarissa wouldn’t go upstairs to see him. Therefore, he might as well come downstairs on his own.
Obviously, Clarissa was being absent-minded. She didn’t even notice that Matthew was there already. She was drawing circles on the glass window while listening to Matthew over the phone.
“Clare, what’s your concern? We can come to office and go home together if you work here. Doesn’t that sound perfect to you?
What a perfect plan.
Clarissa pouted as she thought about the rent.
“Matthew, do you think I can be a billionaire in a few years? Maybe I can repay you the rent by then.”
Clarissa thought that might motivate her to work harder.
Matthew chuckled softly. “That’s likely to happen. You’re a smart girl. I don’t see any problem with you becoming a billionaire.”
“Really?”
Matthew’s words made her feel confident instantly. He had cheered her up in some way. “I’ll give you an IOU for the rent then. I will definitely repay you after I have enough money. Of course, that will include the interest and whatever cost.”
Matthew did not answer. Clarissa added, “I’m serious! Can you at least say something? I’m not very rich now, but we are allowed to have dreams, right? I’m thinking, what if my dream comes true?”
“Matthew?”
“Say something… “
Matthew was standing behind Clarissa. He put down his phone and reached out his hands to her. Suddenly, he carried Clarissa from her back and turned her body around to face him.
He couldn’t help but smiled slightly when he saw the frightened look on Clarissa face and her angry gaze.
He didn’t say anything. He lifted her chin up to kiss her lips. However, Clarissa stared him in the eyes, as if she was going to eat him alive.
Matthew continued laughing and kissed her. Meanwhile, Clarissa pressed her lips tightly. She wouldn’t let Matthew kiss her.
Matthew put another hand around her waist and pulled her body against his. When Clarissa was forced to raise her head, he kissed her harshly. Clarissa had no choice but to open her mouth because of the pain.
“Mmm… “
Clarissa could only gave a little whimper. In the end, Matthew pinned her closer to his body and locked his lips with hers.
After a long while, he finally let go of Clarissa. After that, he nibbled the corner of her mouth and cheek, finally, he sucked her earlobes gently. He didn’t do anything further after that kiss.
Clarissa pushed him in the chest and started complaining about her dissatisfaction.
“How long have you been here? Why don’t you say anything? Are you trying to give me a heart attack? Are you trying to scare me to death so you can inherit my credit redemption point?
“What is that?”
Matthew had no clue what she was talking about.
Clarissa couldn’t help but burst into laughter. She pounded on his chest and finally cooled herself down.
Then, she leaned against the window and pulled his collar, pouting. “Uncle Matthew. Mr. Tyson. Mr. President. Will you let me write you an IOU, please?”
The way she whined totally turned him on, his whole body was reacting.
Clarissa felt it instantly. She blushed as red as a cherry and frowned. “Y-You… “
Matthew smiled innocently and raised his brows. “Clare. As you see, you make such a huge impact on my life. Don’t ever underestimate yourself.”
“Get off me! I’m being serious here. Let’s get back to the topic. Matthew, why do you have to be like this whenever I’m trying to be serious? How annoying is that!”
Clarissa was really angry now.
Clarissa widened her eyes and stared at Matthew with an intense gaze, as if she could calm him down and take things seriously.
Fine!
He would try to be serious for her sake.
“Okay. Let’s get to the point. Do you have any good idea?”
Clarissa spoke in a muffled voice, “Anyway, I don’t want to take advantage of you.”
Matthew touched her face gently and pinched her ears.
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