You’ll Fall for Me, Today or Tomorrow novel Chapter 339

Are you kidding?

Matthew was taken aback. He did not expect his offer to be taken seriously.

It was a joke that he had cracked in the hopes of making Clarissa laugh to kneel on a keyboard or a washboard.

However, Clarissa had taken his word literally. She had even volunteered her own keyboard for his perusal.

She presented her keyboard to Matthew with a straight face. “It’s a pretty expensive keyboard, I got it specifically for work. If this won’t do, I’ll go out and buy a washboard.”

Matthew was convinced that his years of having a poker face had led him to nothing but trouble.

His beady eyes studied Clarissa’s, searching for a twinkle of mischief in hers. To his horror, he did not find anything. She really was dead serious.

The couple faced each other as the atmosphere grew tense. However, Damian seemed to be enjoying himself. Covering his mouth in a failed attempt to disguise his laughter, he surveyed the increasingly awkward scene with interest.

Matthew was thinking hard of something to say to get out of this awful situation. After a long while, he spoke.

“Darling, I really must get to work.”

Clarissa simply laughed. “Kneel when you get home, then.”

Matthew chuckled nervously. “Well, I’m off to work,” he mumbled before leaving in a hurry.

Clarissa watched Matthew’s departing back, convinced that he was trying to get away from her as quickly as he could. It was the first time she had seen him lose his cool and run away from a confrontation.

Clarissa giggled uncontrollably, unable to hold it in any longer. That seemed to embolden Damian as he let loose as well, though not quite understanding what was so funny to her.

At noon, Clarissa had tidied up a little before heading out to her event.

Damian had been most supportive. As Clarissa revealed herself in full make-up, the boy couldn’t stop applauding and praising his mother’s beauty.

“Mommy, you’re so pretty!”

“Is that so? I think I’m pretty too,” Clarissa mused. “Too bad your father doesn’t know how to appreciate beauty like this. All right, I’m heading out now. Be good, Daddy will be home soon. I’ll be home later tonight.”

Damian sat on his little stool with his chin resting on his palms. His lips were pouted in an adorable manner.

“Mommy, I would like to come with you.”

“But I’m going to work, Damian.”

“I won’t bother you,” said Damian quickly. “I’ll just be sitting quietly in a corner.”

Clarissa shook her head vigorously. “No. I don’t want people to know that I have such a cute son. What if you get kidnapped?”

Damian folded his arms, looking grave.

“Oh, my darling. How are you this adorable?” Clarissa hugged her son once more, unable to resist his charm. After walking a few steps, she doubled back and kissed him on the cheek.

“I’m sorry, darling. I really couldn’t take you.”

“Hmph!” Damian turned and walked away from his mother without another word. Clarissa glanced helplessly at Mrs. Lawson before departing.

Clarissa attended the television festival with Yael and several other colleagues. Though she was never keen on attending red carpet events, the organizer had sent her such an enthusiastic invitation that she did not have the heart to reject. She had also caved under the pressure of her colleagues from the studio who had wanted to join in on the fun.

The colleagues from the studio had originally intended to attend the event on a low profile. However, due to Clarissa’s natural good looks, the attention of the crowd soon fell on her and her companions, despite the attendance of other more extravagantly dressed and made-up female celebrities. The reporters snapped photos indiscriminately as everybody was looking gorgeous. After all, any one of them could turn out to be famous one day.

Clarissa maintained her smile for the cameras, albeit reluctantly as she was not used to this sort of attention. Hanging on tightly to Yael, she hurriedly crossed the red carpet and into the venue.

“It’s freezing out here and my idol hasn’t even shown up yet,” came the grumble of one of the adoring fans.

“Yes, it is cold tonight. But it’s well worth it to be able to meet my future husband.”

“Exactly what I mean. By the way, did you see that beautiful woman who had just passed by? Do you know who that is? The host has not made any introductions yet. Do you think she could be a newly debuted star?”

“I have no idea. She looks very fresh though. Not to mention the shawl over her dress, very smart move to not expose anything.”

“Why would it be smart? It’s common to show some skin in an event like this. She’ll stand out as a weirdo.”