Matthew walked into the bedroom but didn’t hear Clarissa’s voice.
Thinking that she was still in the shower, he sat down in the living room instead. He suddenly felt the urge to smoke as he hadn’t had a cigarette in a long time, but after hesitating for a while, he chose not to smoke.
He remained calm as he pondered over what his father had said to him earlier today about marriage.
He was absolutely sure that he wanted to marry Clarissa, but it was clear that she hadn’t completely opened her heart to him.
Even if he suggested marriage to her, she wouldn’t agree to it.
Moreover, it would cause an argument within the family.
Matthew had never felt that he was old, but ever since he met Clarissa, he hated the fact that he was born ten years before she was.
Those ten years now felt like wasted time to him. If he were born around the same time as she was, he could have spent those ten years courting her, and he wouldn’t have to worry about not having enough time with her at his current age.
The thought of this made Matthew let out a long sigh of despair.
Meanwhile, Clarissa, who was lying on bed at that moment, had heard him open the door.
After waiting for a long while, she wondered why he didn’t enter the room.
Feeling anxious, she asked in a delicate and trembling voice, “Matthew? Are you there?”
Matthew’s thoughts were instantly interrupted by her voice.
He quickly got up and pushed his trifling thoughts to the back of his mind, then walked into the room and said, “What——”
His sentence got cut off when he saw Clarissa tightly covered in her blanket.
With a smile on his face, he walked up to her bed and asked, “How come you’re in bed this early?”
His dark eyes exuded a loving aura as he stroked her hair gently while touching her cheeks.
However, he soon noticed that the glimmer in Clarissa’s eyes; she looked a little different.
The first thought that crossed Matthew’s mind was that she wasn’t feeling well, so he touched her forehead with the back of his hand and asked, “What’s wrong? Are you feeling alright?”
Unexpectedly, Clarissa grabbed his hand, then whispered to him as her face reddened, “I’m alright. Quickly take off your clothes and come into bed with me.”
“Huh? Why?” he replied.
“Just hurry up. I have something to tell you,” she said.
Matthew didn’t get moving immediately but simply stared at Clarissa instead. When she avoided eye contact with him shyly, a burning thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.
His dark eyes seared with a passionate flame.
Without saying anything further, he immediately undressed and got into bed facing her back.
His lips brushed across her ears as he whispered in a low-pitched voice, “Clare, what’s on your mind?”
Clarissa gritted her teeth, then slowly turned around to face Matthew.
She felt his breath getting heavier by the second, and she could hear their heartbeats accelerating synchronously.
That very moment, only the sound of their heavy breathing and thumping heartbeat could be heard.
She looked passionately at Matthew as he put one hand around her waist and the other on her face. Her eyelashes fluttered as she let out a soft moan.
“Matthew, I agree,” she whispered.
“Hmm?” he said in a choked voice.
“Clare, what did you say? I didn’t get you clearly,” he added.
Biting her lip, Clarissa didn’t dare to make eye contact with Matthew.
She looked away as she repeated herself a little louder, “I agree.”
Matthew’s heart skipped a beat when he heard what she said.
All he could think about right now was putting on his best performance with his leading lady tonight.
Without saying an extra word, he pulled Clarissa close to himself, pressing their bodies together. His desire for her was already burning wildly even though they hadn’t started doing anything yet.
Clarissa’s heart started pounding so rapidly that she felt as though it almost jumped out of her chest. Her entire body tensed up that very moment.
“There’s nothing to be scared of, Clare. I promise I’ll be gentle.” Matthew stroked her back gently as he kissed her forehead, trying to make her feel relaxed.
Despite the flame of passion in his chest, he managed to control his urge to act. Instead, he hugged her and said softly, “Clare, did you decide on this a while ago? Is this supposed to be my real birthday present?”
“Yes,” she murmured.
“Clare, thank you for trusting me so much…” he answered.
Feeling a little embarrassed, Clarissa laid her hands on his chest and instantly felt the heat of his body radiating onto her palms.
“Clare, since you got prepared a long time ago, does that also mean you watched that video to prepare for today?” Matthew asked.
She felt extremely embarrassed by his question and couldn’t help but pounded his chest repeatedly.
“Stop it. How could you possibly still remember that?” she said shyly.
“Hahaha… alright, I won’t bring it up anymore. That video wouldn’t help much anyway. I am your man, and I know what to do,” he said smugly.
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