You’ll Fall for Me, Today or Tomorrow novel Chapter 354

Meeting with Jacque and Sandra was relatively more tolerable for Clarissa.

On the contrary, if it were James and Kayla coming to see her, Clarissa would surely refuse to meet them.

Both couples agreed to meet at a remote tea room where it was more secluded, and when Clarissa and Matthew reached, Jacque and Sandra had waited for a little while.

Clarissa and Matthew weren’t late. In fact, it was Jacque and his wife getting anxious to meet Clarissa.

As soon as they stepped in, Sandra looked at Clarissa with a countenance filled with joy and relief. She was so impassioned that even her eyes were a little reddened and brimmed with tears.

Jacque, on the other hand, seemed more composed, but his expression was rather complicated, as though it still felt incredible to him.

As soon as Clarissa sat down, Sandra held her hands like a family elder. It was like Jean Valjean knowing for the first time that the little girl he just met was Cosette, and Sandra was no different from Jean Valjean who couldn’t hide the tremor in his voice. How she longed to just hold Clarissa and cry all she want.

“Clarissa, I’m sorry for all the sufferings you must have been through all these years. In fact…”

Sandra was exceedingly emotional, and she revealed the fact that Clarissa was in actuality Jacque’s niece.

It didn’t take too long after they sat down for Sandra to spill everything.

It was fortunate that Clarissa had already been aware of that, so she was prepared. Otherwise, if they had been completely kept in the dark, they would have been utterly baffled at that point.

Clarissa wondered how anxious this couple must have been to tell her and Matthew the truth.

Am I so welcomed?

Clarissa felt a little awkward, and Jacque couldn’t help as well but start, “Sandra, let’s slow down and talk while we enjoy the tea. Matthew and Clarissa, I believe you’re already aware of this matter before this, aren’t you? It was mind-boggling to me at first, but since that’s the fact, I think we shouldn’t just stay silent about it. After all, this is something serious, don’t you think?”

Clarissa turned to Matthew, and within his eyes, she saw encouragement and support.

It was then that Clarissa finally spoke, “Mr. and Mrs. Wynter, yes, I’m aware of this matter, but I have no plans to reunite with them, to be honest. I’m doing well in the Quigley family. There are people who love me there, even though I have only Grandma left now. She has aged, and this will be too much for her. Besides, everything is fine for us now, and there’s no reason for me to go back to them.”

Sandra grew agitated at that. She looked at Clarissa and spoke hurriedly, “How can you say that there’s no reason? Plus, we don’t need a reason. The Quigleys aren’t really your family. Your true family is the Smallwoods and us. What reason do you need to come back to your real family?”

Nevertheless, Sandra wasn’t able to change Clarissa’s mind. She shook her head in response. “Mrs. Wynter, think about the enmity between me and Shermaine. Do you really think it’s a good thing for me and Shermaine to return to our birth family after everything that happened?”

Sandra was suddenly at a loss for words. “But…”

There was something else she wanted to say, but Jacque cast his eyes toward her and shook his head.

Sandra was a little displeased, but she didn’t carry on because she thought that her husband might be able to persuade them.

Jacque turned to Clarissa before speaking, as he had noticed that this matter was fully at Clarissa’s discretion.

Hence, he decided not to ask for Matthew’s opinion and directly dealt with Clarissa. “Clarissa, even though a lot of things had happened, and maybe not only you, but it would also take a while for them to be able to accept this, now that we know about it, at least me and my wife, that is, your Uncle Jacque and Aunt Sandra want you to know how much we love you as our niece. We can keep it a secret for the moment, but your Aunt Sandra and I hope that you don’t keep your distance from us. At the very least, there’s nothing wrong between us.”

As he said that, he laughed softly and even brought up something else so that Clarissa wouldn’t be too resistant. “Just treat us as some ordinary elders. You may even get along well slowly with some elderly strangers sometimes, isn’t it? Besides, I know that you and Damon are friends. You may also treat us as the parents of your friends, but just don’t feign unfamiliarity with us.”

Clarissa had to admit that the way Jacque went about it was more acceptable for her.

Despite that, she remained silent, not knowing what to say.

Seeing as such, Sandra soon learned the key to communicating about that matter with Clarissa and quickly seized the opportunity to persuade her, “Clarissa, let’s forget about our biological relations for the moment. Even if we were not related by blood, didn’t we get along pretty well with each other? I feel a sense of familiarity around you, and you don’t despise me as well, do you? Just think of me as an ordinary elder and we can go about this slowly; we can wait until you get close to us and are no longer resistant. Is that okay?”

Clarissa knew very well that if she kept turning them down, they would also be displeased.

Clarissa didn’t really wish for any family affection from the so-called uncle and aunt in front of her, neither did she need it.

It was just that they had made it very clear that they were there with a ‘claiming kin’ intention, and she was reluctant to turn them down either.

Hence, Clarissa nodded.