You’ll Fall for Me, Today or Tomorrow novel Chapter 55

After hearing so much from Mrs. Wallace, Clarissa started to see her colleagues in a different light. Every time she thought of the secrets they were hiding, she had a strong urge to laugh. Susan, who scolded her yesterday, had a useless husband. Yet, she boasts that she was married to a young master from a wealthy family. Amanda, who seemed friendly to her, was actually someone who loved to snatch things from others, even boyfriends, by using ruthless methods. Other than the two of them, there were also many others with a shady background.

Clarissa was sure that her article would not lack gossip materials.

As for serious company affairs, she never got to experience much of it. The closest experience she had was when she had to serve water during meetings and hand out documents. That was the only time she could overhear their conversations. Therefore, she had to use her imagination to fill in the gaps.

In the evening, Clarissa had to handle things that were not completed in the day. It was getting late, and there were not many people left in the office.

As she packed up to get off work, Matthew’s video call came.

Finding a corner, she answered the call.

Looking at her surroundings, Matthew frowned. “Where are you?”

“Oh, I… found a place to work in, so I can experience what it is like to be in a workplace,” Clarissa answered.

“Work?”

Matthew narrowed his eyes, and Clarissa could not tell what he was thinking. He continued to question, “How long will you be working for?”

“Hmm, I guess a month? I will see how it goes.”

“Good!” Matthew said.

What does he mean by that?

Clarissa could not fathom what his words or smirk meant. Frowning, she decided not to think too much about it.

“I’m getting off work now, so I have to go,” she said.

Just then, a familiar voice sounded from behind her, “Oh? Clarissa, you’re still here? Coincidentally, I am leaving too. I can give you a lift. Where do you stay?”

“Oh, Mrs. Wallace, it’s fine, I don’t want to bother you,” Clarissa replied, a little surprised.

“No worries! Come on, let’s go to the parking lot. I drove here.” The older woman waved.

Unable to reject Mrs. Wallace’s kind gesture, Clarissa followed her into the elevator, forgetting that her video call was still ongoing.

When they reached the parking lot, Clarissa raised her brows when she saw Mrs. Wallace’s car. It was a Mercedes-Benz.

Seated in the car, Mrs. Wallace continued to chat with her. Clarissa found out that the lady had been working hard in D City for the past twenty years and managed to buy a house and a car. Her children had also grown up and are now overseas, waiting for her to retire so she could join them.

Then, she started to ask Clarissa for her age, her relationship status, and her ideal type. She even suggested matchmaking her with someone else.

Clarissa hurriedly tried to placate her while diverting her attention elsewhere by asking about the company.

“Mrs. Wallace, how long have you worked in Tyson Corporation? Have you worked longer than Mrs. Zeller?”

“I worked there for almost eight years. Mrs. Zeller was already working there when I joined. That being said, if you want to be well-informed about what goes on in the company, you should come to me or my other colleague. Although, Mrs. Zeller did get transferred to where the president and other high-ranked management offices are. So I guess she has a higher rank than us. Since you’re asking me so many things about Mrs. Zeller, can I take it that you’re thinking about being the president’s wife or something?”

Clarissa denied Mrs. Wallace’s suspicions immediately, “No, of course not! Mrs. Wallace, don’t misunderstand me. Do I look like someone like that?”

Mrs. Wallce sighed, “Well, I do have to remind you though that our president is gay. Besides, all of the women I’ve seen wanting to attract the president’s attention came out empty-handed. While some managed to keep their positions, there were others who tried too hard that got fired in the end. Clarissa, you are still young, so it’s best to not have such unrealistic ideas. Other than that, our president is so old. You never know if he has any hidden sickness. And because he’s gay, even if he wants to marry a wife in the future, I’m sure she will be just for show. I think you should forget about it.”

“Of course, I don’t have such funny ideas. Mrs. Wallace, I am young and pretty, so why would I be interested in someone like him?” Clarissa announced.

“That’s for the best then. Anyway, I don’t think I need to remind you that older men tend to not perform as well as the young ones would, right? With my age, I can tell you that I’ve experienced all of it before. So don’t be shy, because this is an important aspect…”

“I understand,” Clarissa laughed it off.

“All is well as long as you understand. Oh, and that colleague who’s always chasing you, he’s bad news. Joseph changes girlfriends as often as he changes his clothes. His girlfriends are either pretty or rich. So he is not a good man for sure. I hope you don’t get fooled by his appearance or sweet talk,” Mrs. Wallace continued.

“Got it, I won’t.”

Mrs. Wallace grinned. “By the way, although our department manager is divorced, he’s a reliable man, and I think he might be interested in you.”

“No way! Mrs. Wallace, don’t spout nonsense!”

“Haha, are you shy? He’s not bad, to be honest, so you should consider him…”

As soon as they reached Clarissa’s house, she rushed home as though she was running for her life.

Although Mrs. Wallace knew many things in the company, she was a chatterbox.

Clarissa ran up the stairs in one breath. Walking into her apartment, she collapsed onto the sofa and sighed.

“Clarissa.” A faint, low voice sounded.

Shocked, Clarissa shot up from her sofa. Her house was silent, and there was no one at home.

Am I dreaming?

Suddenly, a chill ran up her spine.

Terrified, she picked up the kettle from her coffee table and held it in front of her chest, looking around warily. “Who’s there? Come out this instance!”

On the other end of the line, Matthew was speechless for a moment.

“Your phone!” A male voice hissed. Clarissa heard the voice again. My phone?

At that moment, she remembered the video call with Mattew. Hurriedly, she fished out her phone from her bag.

She finally realized that the video call was still ongoing.

Her face turned a deep shade of red.

“Clarissa, you’d better give me an explanation. Your department manager is interested in you? Which department is it? What is his name? Also, that guy, Joseph…”