“Someone special?”
Ellie’s heart sank. She hurriedly shook her head in denial. “No, of course not.”
Seeing her friend’s guilty reaction, Clarissa immediately understood what was going on.
It’s true, then.
How special is that girl?
Why would the tie she gifted Matthew be in his car?
Perhaps Matthew took it and put it in his car.
Don’t tell me that girl was in the passenger’s seat herself.
At that thought, Clarissa’s expression darkened.
Carefully, Ellie asked, “Clare, you know Uncle Matt adores you. No one else is special to him. Don’t overthink things. This is nothing important.”
Clarissa let out a sarcastic laugh and fished out the necktie from her bag.
Once Ellie spotted the necktie, she fell silent.
“Looks like I was right. I thought someone from your family had gifted it to him, but apparently not.”
Ellie couldn’t refute her statement.
Uncle Matt, I tried to help you, but you were too careless. I can’t continue lying for you.
Clarissa placed the necktie back in her bag and sat down. Her perfectly made-up face was crinkled up.
Ellie immediately coaxed her on behalf of her Uncle Matt. “Clare, this isn’t his fault. It’s my grandma and mom’s doing.”
She revealed, “You had no idea how bad they were. Uncle Matt remained expressionless the whole time and ignored everyone. In the end, my mom forced Sienna into Uncle Matt’s car. I was so furious when I saw that. Besides, that Sienna was so shameless as she refused to leave his car. Uncle Matt couldn’t drag her down, could he? Actually, I feel sorry for him. My mom was seriously embarrassing.”
Ellie didn’t go into the details about how her parents used Matthew’s marriage for their own profits and goals. After all, one shouldn’t air one’s dirty laundry in public.
Even so, she felt embarrassed about it.
Knitting her brows together, Clarissa sighed. “They are worried for him. I get it.”
The corner of Ellie’s lip lifted in a sneer. “They know what they are doing. I can’t explain further, but Uncle Matt told Grandpa he gets to decide who he marries. Grandpa agreed to his request readily. Don’t worry. This won’t happen again. At least for the time being.”
“Mm.” Clarissa nodded in understanding.
The Tysons had always been concerned about Matthew’s marriage. They were merely taking action now.
A thought occurred to her. They won’t urge him now, but Matthew can’t brush them off forever, could he?
Matthew and I have to face the truth one day. Will we break up or go through it together? Clarissa couldn’t help but fear the arrival of that day.
“Clare, Uncle Matt is serious about you. You’ll be my Aunt Clare for sure. We’re friends, but Uncle Matt’s no longer young. You should be planning for your future now. Perhaps you can consider marrying him in the future.”
As Clarissa raised her brow, Ellie grinned. “I know you feel insecure, but think about it. I’m sure Uncle Matt wants to marry you. He’s being considerate.”
Clarissa fell silent after Ellie mentioned Matthew. She seemed deep in thought.
After saying that, Ellie didn’t give time for Clarissa to ponder over her words. She immediately changed the topic and asked nosily about Clarissa’s sex life.
There was no way Clarissa would share something that intimate with her. Besides, Matthew was Ellie’s uncle.
As Clarissa refused to reveal anything, Ellie was disappointed and chided her.
No matter what she said, Clarissa remained tight-lipped.
Nevertheless, Clarissa wasn’t about to head home. She planned to have fun all day as she was not in a good mood.
Linking arms with her, Ellie brought her to their favorite beautician. After all, women loved shopping and getting facials.
They spent hours inside and exited, feeling utterly refreshed. Of course, if one ignored Ellie’s giggles and Clarissa’s shy retorts, it would be a perfectly relaxing time for them both.
Ellie was still laughing uncontrollably after they came out.
“Ellie Tyson, can’t you stop laughing? Is it that funny?”
“No, it’s not funny. Well, I didn’t expect to see that.”
Clarissa glared at her friend angrily. Just now when they were having a massage, she didn’t realize there were scratches on her back. She thought hiding those in front would suffice, but there were more marks on her back. Upon seeing that, Ellie started guffawing madly. Even their masseurs were trying hard to hold back their laughter. Clarissa wished the earth could swallow her up right then and there.
After laughing her heart out inside, Ellie still couldn’t restrain her laughter.
Clarissa shot her a warning glance, causing her to stifle her laughter. However, the glee in her eyes remained.
When they reached the exit, the sky was dark. As it was winter, the sun had gone down earlier than usual. It was only around 5 p.m.
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