You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

You’ll Fall For Me, Today Or Tomorrow Chapter 311

Despite what was going through her mind, it barely elicited an emotional response from her.

After all, there could only be one explanation.

“What are you thinking about?”

Matthew lowered his gaze at Clarissa when she fell silent.

The woman shook her head with a smile. “Nothing in particular. I’m just thinking about where to go with Ellie and Damian. She plans to go to Snow Village, which Damian is also keen on after being showed some pictures.”

“But I’ve been very busy recently…”

“You’re not coming with us.”

When she saw how Matthew was upset at being ostracized, Clarissa stroked his face and coaxed him like she would a child.

“Be good. We didn’t want to disrupt your work as we’re aware of how busy you are. As long as you work hard, we will send you updates from time to time. Before you know it, we will be back.”

In response, Matthew lifted Clarissa’s fingers and bit them gently.

“Don’t you love me anymore? Why are you not bringing me along when you’re out enjoying yourself?”

Pfft, he sounds like a grumpy old maid.

Clarissa teased at once, “Love? Of course I do. In fact, my love for you grows by the day…”

Despite just being flattery, Matthew enjoyed hearing them still.

Obviously, he wasn’t dumb enough to compare himself with Damian. That would just be looking for trouble.

Just as Clarissa was in the planning stages of the trip, many others clamored to tag along.

They included Joshua, Damon, Jeremy, Yarick, and their respective partners. Furthermore, Henry somehow managed to convince Yaala to join them too.

Clarissa felt helpless as she knew it wasn’t going to be easy managing such a large entourage. Therefore, after discussing with Ellie, they decided to hire someone to organize the trip for them. After all, their group was big enough to form a tour group on its own.

All of them set off gloriously to the airport by bus. For some of them, it was the first time they were sitting in one. When they arrived at the airport, they were surrounded by reporters who kept taking photos of them.

It was a situation Clarissa hadn’t expected. Nevertheless, a group of bodyguards quickly came to manage the ruckus. Clarissa and Damian’s mysterious identities were undoubtedly the prize the reporters coveted.

After they boarded the plane, Yaala stated lowly, “Clarissa, the reporters likely came because of me.”

Shaking his head, Henry quickly defended his girl, “I don’t think so. After all, your movements have always been discreet. It must probably be someone else.”

The next moment, Henry shot a glance at Jeremy, acting as if he was the culprit.

“No, Henry. What’s with the look? Despite how eligible I am, I have kept a low profile recently. Therefore, I’m not the one who attracted the paparazzi. What about Yarick? Isn’t his new girlfriend an internet celebrity?”

“Enough. Don’t blame everything on me. She’s a small-time celebrity. There’s no way she could have attracted such a huge horde of reporters.”

“In that case, why?”

Taking out his phone, Damon scrolled through it before explaining in a sarcastic manner, “Dear sirs, all of you have declared to the world that you’re going on a trip. How can anyone not know? Whoever is interested can quickly find out by just checking the internet.”

Henry, Yarick, and Jeremy had posted on their social media accounts that they were traveling to Snow Village. All of them sounded especially childish while doing so. Furthermore, Yaala, too, had done the same, while Ellie had announced it to all her friends…

Therefore, it had become public knowledge.

As for Clarissa and Damian, they were the only ones innocent.

Thereafter, everyone scratched their noses awkwardly. None of them had expected the paparazzi to appear. The paparazzi themselves had staked out the airport for many days and were finally rewarded for their efforts.

They had managed to capture the photo of the mysterious woman and her son.

Somehow, the paparazzi had been tipped off about the appearance of Matthew’s illegitimate son. Furthermore, everyone who appeared at the airport was either his friend or associate, including Ellie, who was his niece. Therefore, it wasn’t difficult to deduce who the lady carrying the child was.

However, despite having taken pictures, there was nothing more they could do other their sharing them within their circle. Most of the pictures weren’t clear, and whatever news that resulted was quickly censored.

Hence, the exposure didn’t result in any issues in the end.

After the group on vacation disembarked from the plane and headed to the hotel, they encountered heavy snowfall. Sticking his face to the window, Damian watched on in awe.

“Mommy, Mommy, everywhere is being blanketed in snow… It’s beautiful.”

Amazed at his rapidly improving vocabulary, Clarissa smiled.

“That’s right. It’s gorgeous indeed. I have read you a poem about snow before. Do you still remember it?”

“Downy snowflakes fall swiftly past the glow on the streetlight…”

When Damian was done reciting the poem, Clarissa was so delighted that she got him to repeat it. She even called Matthew on video so that she could show him how smart their son was.

Meanwhile, in D City, Judy and her husband were enjoying a meal in their apartment. As the weather was too cold, they left their children with their grandparents in their hometown while both of them waited for news in the city.

Every day, all they did was splurge the money they received and nothing else. One time, Judy had coincidentally seen the news on a tabloid website.

She wasn’t aware that Clarissa was Tyson Corporation’s president’s significant other. But she had seen Clarissa before and could likely recognize her if she saw any pictures of her.

However, as the photo in front of her wasn’t clear, she took no notice of it. Instead, she lamented, “This lady is really crafty. She has elevated her own status by bearing a son. In the future, he will inherit a large company. Pfft, she is no different than Hilary. Didn’t Hilary do the same so that she could marry Mr. Garrett?”

Judy rambled on, but her husband wasn’t paying attention. Instead, he was more focused on the stock charts displayed on his screen.

“Tsk. It’s a shame that the prominent family Hilary married into isn’t that wealthy after all. I noticed that she’s been getting increasingly stingy and has been delaying her payments to us. I suppose she has fallen upon hard times too. Anyway, given her predicament, why did she prevent her daughter from marrying into a prominent family? Didn’t she abandon her child and do the same back then? There must be something fishy going on!”

She then directed her question to her husband sharply. “What do you think it is?”

“If her daughter is married into a prominent family, wouldn’t she be able to enjoy the benefits too? She seemed to have indicated that she was the one that stopped it. However, it doesn’t fit her character at all,” she pondered aloud.

Judy’s husband finally looked up and gave the matter serious thought.

“You do have a point. Let me ask the private investigator if he can find out what’s going on. I’m sure there’s definitely some dirt there. Haha, we are going to be getting more money…”

“Yes, yes. She really is asking for it.”

The couple quickly called up a private investigator. Despite getting paid, the private investigator didn’t really treat their request seriously. After all, they had even tried to bargain and ended up paying little despite asking for a lot.

After listening languidly to them, the private investigator responded to them in a cursory manner.

When their call ended, the private investigator was feeling a little dumbfounded. Does this couple know how difficult it is to investigate that family?

Nevertheless, the man decided to give it a go. After all, he was also interested in the secrets of prominent families. Furthermore, he could also sell the information if he got lucky. Hence, it was a lucrative prospect indeed.

Thereafter, the private investigator would only selectively share what he knew with Judy and her husband. He would only do so after they paid additional for it.

This time, he told them that Hilary often visited a lady in prison three years ago, the disgraced actress Shermaine Smallwood.

Realizing something, Judy smiled as she explained to her husband. “Hubby, I remember now. The name of the family then was Smallwood.”

“Really?”

Although they finally obtained information about Shermaine, they felt disappointed because she was in prison.

How are we going to extort any sum of money from someone in prison? Judy was visibly dejected.

However, her husband suggested, “Although she may be in prison, her family is rich! Besides, she used to be a famous star. I’m sure she still has a lot of money. Don’t worry; we will definitely get something out of her. Come, let’s visit the pitiful lady. Haha!”

With their hearts set ablaze by their desire for profit, the couple braved the freezing cold and headed out.

“Shermaine, you have visitors.”

At that moment, Shermaine was reading quietly in the prison library. When she heard the prison guard’s words, she looked up with a smile. Following him out, she said with a smile, “Thank you,

officer.”

“You’re welcome.”

Along the way, Shermaine didn’t say a word. Instead, it was the prison guard that remarked, “You have been behaving very well. As long as you keep this up, you will reunite with your family soon.”

Feeling dispassionate, the woman thanked him with a faint smile.

“Thank you, officer.”

“Alright, there you go.”

James and Kayla were the ones visiting. Whenever Kayla saw her daughter, she would always burst into tears. Despite doing so for the last three years, her tears never dried up.

As for Shermaine, she could now calmly face her parents whenever they visited. She was no longer as emotional as before. Whenever they asked her how she was doing, she would always tell them she was fine. Three years had changed her a lot. The anger she felt all those years was now reduced to nothing more than a relaxed smile. She no longer lost her temper easily and had become more reasonable. She had also loved to learn and help others…

She was a totally different person compared to her three years ago.

Given how she had changed, it only intensified the heartache her parents felt.

“Shermaine, don’t worry. Uncle Jacque tells us you will be released very soon.”Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.