You’ll Fall for Me, Today or Tomorrow novel Chapter 379

When Matthew reached home, he saw Clarissa sitting opposite Damian.

The moment he saw Matthew come home early, Damian was overjoyed. He threw aside the word cards in his hands and rushed into Matthew’s arms.

“Daddy, you’re back! I missed you…”

Matthew picked him up and entered the house.

Meanwhile, Clarissa tidied up the cards he left and reminded, “Damian Quigley, you have not finished your lessons yet. Don’t you dare think just because Daddy is back, you can stop doing your homework.”

Damian pouted and looked adorable doing so. However, Clarissa knew that as a mother, she had to be firm and not give in to his cuteness.

When she glanced at Matthew, he put Damian down and said, “Damian, listen to Mommy. I’ll play with you once you are done with your lessons. We cannot give up learning halfway, alright? We are men, and what do men do?”

Damian replied in reflex, “Men keep their words.”

“That’s right. Come, I’ll sit with you.”

Matthew’s presence seemed to have aroused Damian’s interest in his lessons.

As he was already a smart boy, he could learn with great speed as long as he put his heart into it.

When Clarissa tested him with the cards again, he was able to reply quickly and correctly.

After he was done, he pushed his toy car out and pulled Matthew along to play with him. Matthew naturally went willingly.

It wasn’t until after dinner was over that both Matthew and Clarissa finally had time to talk about what happened in the day.

From Clarissa’s response, Matthew could sense that Clarissa wasn’t really angry.

In fact, it was Clarissa that broached the topic first.

“From your reaction, I can see that you really don’t mind the DNA results. Did you not have any doubts that Damian wasn’t your son?”

Chuckling, Matthew walked up to Clarissa and toyed with her hands.

“Do you think I would believe something as ridiculous as this?”

“But, it’s clearly stated in the test report.”

When Clarissa waved it in front of him, he grabbed onto it and threw it aside.

Lowering his head to kiss the tip of her lips, she avoided him quickly. “Stop. Let’s finish the discussion first.”

Persistently, he stole a gentle kiss before replying. “Isn’t it over? There’s nothing more to discuss as I don’t believe it. However, how did you find out?”

When Clarissa raised her eyebrows at him, Matthew immediately knew who the source was.

“What did they say?”

Clarissa shook her head. “Relax, they weren’t as nasty as they used to be. It’s just that I didn’t expect them to be able to accept something like that.”

After hearing Clarissa explain what their demands were, Matthew furrowed his eyebrows and was visibly upset.

However, Clarissa chuckled instead. “Why are you frowning? I’m not even angry. I’m just curious to know how were you able to cope with their rage given that they were under the impression that I cheated on you? In fact, you managed to pretend as if nothing happened in front of me. You can certainly endure duress!”

Clarissa’s words were laced with sarcasm.

However, when she saw Matthew’s grim expression, she couldn’t help but snort in laughter. She reached out her hand to stroke his face.

“Come on, don’t look so glum. I was only joking. Not like it’s true anyway. Unless, you actually believed them?”

Feeling conflicted, Matthew couldn’t help but sigh. Grabbing her hand, he spoke in a serious tone.

“Clare, even if you’re just joking. I still don’t want to hear it. Am I clear?”

Clarissa stuck out her tongue cheekily. “Fine. I’ll stop. Not like it’s true anyway. But, given how serious they make it out to be, I’m puzzled as to why didn’t they suspect foul play? Oh, wait. Since they have handed me the report, does it mean that they have verified its authenticity? And made sure that there aren’t any problems? In that case, I wonder what happened during the test? Since your parents believed it, what about you? Did you try and find out what happened?”

“I did. There is nothing wrong with the test itself. The only weak link was when my mother and Yuliana sent the hair for the test. Something must have happened on their way there. It’s just that the hospital was too crowded at that time, and everyone they met is a suspect. Hence, it’s just impossible to eliminate them one by one.”

Baffled, Clarissa asked, “Why didn’t you use the simplest method? You can just run another test, can’t you?”

In response, Matthew stared intently at her, making her feel awkward.

“Wh-what are you giving me that look for? Did I say something wrong?”

Only then, did he calmly explain, “Clare, I have learned a painful lesson the first time around. Hence, there’s no need for a second time. To me, you and Damian are all that matters.”

Clarissa didn’t know what to say.

Touched by his words, she felt amused and angry at the same time.

Pouting her lips, she pinched Matthew’s ear and gave it a tug. “What am I going to do with you?”

Matthew allowed her to pull his ear. Although it was embarrassing, he didn’t care about his image in front of his wife.

After that, Clarissa kissed him on the forehead and explained softly, “I was angry the first time because you had already done it. The nature of the issue is different. However, since the test was completed with such a result, I’m touched that you chose to endure… Erm, you’d rather be misunderstood than clear the matter up? Wouldn’t that be bad for my reputation? Although, it does feel satisfying to cause your parents some anguish.”

Matthew shook his head. “It’s not that I don’t want to clear your name, but someone is still investigating it. Therefore, there’s no need to repeat the test. Besides, you don’t like it.”