You’ll Fall for Me, Today or Tomorrow novel Chapter 361

Clarissa was not the slightest bit shaken by Matthew’s unusual exasperation. She remained cool as ever as she gazed at him.

“I don’t have any intentions. I just feel like bringing Damian with me to keep Grandma company during Christmas. She’s already in her old age. To be honest, I can’t resist but feel uneasy at the thought that she might leave us forever at any moment. Thus, I just want to spend more time with her,” she explained placidly.

Matthew reacted coldly at her nonchalance. “And then?”

Clarissa hesitated for a while before she replied, “At the same time, we can grab the opportunity to cool our heads off as well.”

“Cool our heads off? I don’t see the need!” Matthew raised his voice uncontrollably. Gripping both Clarissa’s arms, he leaned closer to her. “Clare, I understand how you feel. How can I disregard how you are feeling? You feel that you’re humiliated by them, and you can’t accept the fact that they doubt you in a way. What’s more, you will fight them to the end for the sake of our son’s wellbeing. I remember every single word that you have mentioned. But I can’t let you and Damian leave now.”

“Huh! Since you understand how I feel, why did you give in to them?” Clarissa mocked in disappointment.

“Clare, as long as you are willing to give me some time, I will explain to you in detail.” Matthew tried to convince her.

Nonetheless, Clarissa shook her head and uttered resolutely, “Matthew, no matter what reasonable excuses you are giving, I won’t let Damian undergo a DNA test. You might have a point, yet we are never on the same stance on this. For me, that’s the line that you shouldn’t cross.”

“Mommy, Mommy…” They could hear Damian calling for her outside their room.

Clarissa reminded Matthew hastily, “If you really love Damian, try to tamp down your anger and don’t raise your voice in front of him. After all, I just plan to bring him back to celebrate Christmas with Grandma.”

Even though she sounded casual, Matthew could sense a hint of unmissable aloofness in her countenance. Is she telling the truth? She doesn’t look like one who is excited to be back in her hometown for the Christmas celebration!

When he was about to say something, Damian pushed open the door. He trotted into the room and lunged toward Clarissa at once. She wrapped her arms around him and carried him up. Rubbing his head against her cheeks affectionately, he was unusually quiet in her embrace, still rubbing his groggy eyes at times.

Clarissa patted his back and asked gently, “Damian, let’s go back to W City and celebrate Christmas together with great-grandma, okay?”

“Great-grandma?” Damian pondered for a while and replied, “Okay!”

“Let’s pack our luggage and set off today, okay? We will leave right after our lunch. Ah! Where’s your small luggage? I will help you pack the things that you want to bring along…”

As Clarissa carried him out of the room, Damian gradually came to himself and chimed in excitedly, “Mommy, I want to bring along my toys!”

“Alright, which are the toys you want to bring along?”

“Can I bring all of them?” Damian asked innocently.

“No, we can’t. Anyway, there is a lot of toys at home over there, isn’t it? Those should be more than enough for you, right?”

Damian was still hesitant and not that willing upon hearing her words. Even so, he finally gave in after a while. “Alright, but there are other things that I want to bring along… my books…”

As Damian’s sound faded away, Matthew rubbed his temples in weariness.

After packing the luggage, Clarissa stepped out of the house with Damian, who dressed warmly. Meanwhile, Matthew was waiting for them in his car.

She did not turn down his offer to give them a lift. Nevertheless, there was an indescribable tense atmosphere between them in the car. On the other hand, Damian was chattering along the way in excitement and did not sense anything awry between them.

When Matthew carried Damian in his arms at the airport, Damian asked curiously out of a sudden, “Daddy, are you not going with us?”

Matthew chuckled. “I can’t go with you as I’m still busy at work. Anyway, Christmas is just around the corner. I will go over and celebrate with you there later. It won’t be long before we meet again. Damian, remember to give me a call every day, okay?”

Damian pouted his lips and kissed him lovingly. “Daddy, I’m going to miss you.”

“I will surely miss you and Mommy too.” He planted a kiss on Damian’s cheek affectionately as well.

“It’s almost time. You’d better head for the office first. We will go in now,” Clarissa said coolly and did not spare another glance at him. She held Damian’s hand and walked away without turning back to wave at him.

Matthew glued his eyes on Clarissa till her figure was finally out of sight. He squinted his eyes and mocked inwardly. What a cold-hearted woman! She seems to feel nothing, although we won’t be seeing each other for quite some time. Well, I can only hope that distance will make the heart fonder.

When Clarissa was back at home in W City, she explained to Catherine that both Damian and her were back to celebrate Christmas with her. Even so, Catherine’s sixth sense told her that it was not as simple as that. Nonetheless, she did not express her doubt in front of Damian.

While Damian was having a nap in the afternoon, Clarissa was drafting a shopping list for Christmas in the living room. Catherine walked over and took the seat next to her.

“Grandma, I think Jenny has bought too much meat. How about we let her bring some home?”

Instead of replying, Catherine was straight to the point by asking her directly, “You had a conflict with him, didn’t you?”