“Someone special?”
Ellie’s heart sank. She hurriedly shook her head in denial. “No, of course not.”
Seeing her friend’s guilty reaction, Clarissa immediately understood what was going on.
It’s true, then.
How special is that girl?
Why would the tie she gifted Matthew be in his car?
Perhaps Matthew took it and put it in his car.
Don’t tell me that girl was in the passenger’s seat herself.
At that thought, Clarissa’s expression darkened.
Carefully, Ellie asked, “Clare, you know Uncle Matt adores you. No one else is special to him. Don’t overthink things. This is nothing important.”
Clarissa let out a sarcastic laugh and fished out the necktie from her bag.
Once Ellie spotted the necktie, she fell silent.
“Looks like I was right. I thought someone from your family had gifted it to him, but apparently not.”
Ellie couldn’t refute her statement.
Uncle Matt, I tried to help you, but you were too careless. I can’t continue lying for you.
Clarissa placed the necktie back in her bag and sat down. Her perfectly made-up face was crinkled up.
Ellie immediately coaxed her on behalf of her Uncle Matt. “Clare, this isn’t his fault. It’s my grandma and mom’s doing.”
She revealed, “You had no idea how bad they were. Uncle Matt remained expressionless the whole time and ignored everyone. In the end, my mom forced Sienna into Uncle Matt’s car. I was so furious when I saw that. Besides, that Sienna was so shameless as she refused to leave his car. Uncle Matt couldn’t drag her down, could he? Actually, I feel sorry for him. My mom was seriously embarrassing.”
Ellie didn’t go into the details about how her parents used Matthew’s marriage for their own profits and goals. After all, one shouldn’t air one’s dirty laundry in public.
Even so, she felt embarrassed about it.
Knitting her brows together, Clarissa sighed. “They are worried for him. I get it.”
The corner of Ellie’s lip lifted in a sneer. “They know what they are doing. I can’t explain further, but Uncle Matt told Grandpa he gets to decide who he marries. Grandpa agreed to his request readily. Don’t worry. This won’t happen again. At least for the time being.”
“Mm.” Clarissa nodded in understanding.
The Tysons had always been concerned about Matthew’s marriage. They were merely taking action now.
A thought occurred to her. They won’t urge him now, but Matthew can’t brush them off forever, could he?
Matthew and I have to face the truth one day. Will we break up or go through it together? Clarissa couldn’t help but fear the arrival of that day.
“Clare, Uncle Matt is serious about you. You’ll be my Aunt Clare for sure. We’re friends, but Uncle Matt’s no longer young. You should be planning for your future now. Perhaps you can consider marrying him in the future.”
As Clarissa raised her brow, Ellie grinned. “I know you feel insecure, but think about it. I’m sure Uncle Matt wants to marry you. He’s being considerate.”
Clarissa fell silent after Ellie mentioned Matthew. She seemed deep in thought.
After saying that, Ellie didn’t give time for Clarissa to ponder over her words. She immediately changed the topic and asked nosily about Clarissa’s sex life.
There was no way Clarissa would share something that intimate with her. Besides, Matthew was Ellie’s uncle.
As Clarissa refused to reveal anything, Ellie was disappointed and chided her.
No matter what she said, Clarissa remained tight-lipped.
Nevertheless, Clarissa wasn’t about to head home. She planned to have fun all day as she was not in a good mood.
Linking arms with her, Ellie brought her to their favorite beautician. After all, women loved shopping and getting facials.
They spent hours inside and exited, feeling utterly refreshed. Of course, if one ignored Ellie’s giggles and Clarissa’s shy retorts, it would be a perfectly relaxing time for them both.
Ellie was still laughing uncontrollably after they came out.
“Ellie Tyson, can’t you stop laughing? Is it that funny?”
“No, it’s not funny. Well, I didn’t expect to see that.”
Clarissa glared at her friend angrily. Just now when they were having a massage, she didn’t realize there were scratches on her back. She thought hiding those in front would suffice, but there were more marks on her back. Upon seeing that, Ellie started guffawing madly. Even their masseurs were trying hard to hold back their laughter. Clarissa wished the earth could swallow her up right then and there.
After laughing her heart out inside, Ellie still couldn’t restrain her laughter.
Clarissa shot her a warning glance, causing her to stifle her laughter. However, the glee in her eyes remained.
When they reached the exit, the sky was dark. As it was winter, the sun had gone down earlier than usual. It was only around 5 p.m.
Clarissa wasn’t planning on returning home. She went to the car park and told Ellie, “Let’s go to dinner. Later, we shall go the karaoke.”
Ellie shrugged. “Anything for you, Aunt Clare.”
Clarissa shot her a grin as they entered the car. Before they could leave, a young lady alighted from the car next to them.
Sienna glanced at them briefly. When she arrived earlier, she was surprised to see this car. Recognizing it as Matthew’s car, she waited here to see if he would come. After a short wait, the car owner came. Instead of Matthew, she saw two young women.
One of them was Ellie Tyson. The other one was the gorgeous young lady which picked the necktie that day.
To Sienna’s surprise, the young lady was the one who took the driver’s seat instead of Ellie. She even whipped out the car keys from her bag.
Sienna thought Ellie was driving Matthew’s car, but it didn’t seem like it.
After Clarissa entered the car, Sienna got off her car and went to say hello to Ellie.
She knocked on the window and glanced at Clarissa before greeting Ellie with a smile.
“Ellie, fancy running into you here.”
Ellie didn’t seem glad to see her.
“What do you want?” she demanded.
Sienna merely smiled. “I just want to say hello. Miss, do you remember me?”
Clarissa gazed at her without a word. So it’s her.
Ellie was shocked. Her sixth sense told her something was off.
Immediately, she uttered, “If there’s nothing, bye.”
Clarissa wasn’t in a hurry to leave. She looked at Sienna thoughtfully. Both women seemed interested in each other.
“Yes, I do. You bought a necktie. I bought one, too. Mine was intended to be a gift. Was yours a gift, too? Did the receiver like it?”
Sienna tittered. “Yes, it was a gift. You know who the receiver is. It’s Ellie’s uncle. You’re Ellie’s friend. I believe you know who he is.”
Ellie frowned. “What nonsense are you talking about? Gift? Stop being desperate. Uncle Matt doesn’t even like you. Sienna, stop wasting your energy. There’s no way you’ll end up marrying him.”
Sienna was upset after hearing Ellie’s retort.
However, Ellie was Matthew’s relative. Tamping her irritation down, Sienna consoled herself that Ellie was still an immature child.
“Ellie, you’re not Matt. Besides, we don’t know what will happen in the future.”
“Ms. Grande.” Suddenly, Clarissa spoke. “You’re right. We can’t predict the future. But, I agree with what Ellie said. You won’t marry her uncle.”
Sienna was stunned by her sudden outburst. She was still in a daze when Clarissa started the engine and drove out slowly.
Before leaving, Clarissa declared, “By the way, the necktie you picked doesn’t suit him.”
With that, she sped away.
Sienna gazed at the car fading into the distance as her gaze narrowed.
Meanwhile, inside the car, a heavy silence hung in the air.
It was an awkward situation.
After a while, Ellie coughed and said, “Clare, that was awesome!”
“Ha!” Clarissa snickered.
Ellie continued chuckling awkwardly.
“How did you get to know Sienna?”
“That day, we were in the same shop when I was picking out the birthday gift. We picked similar designs. That was why I immediately knew it was her when I saw this necktie in his car. D City is small, huh?”
Ellie let out an awkward laugh. “Well, that’s a coincidence!”
She soon realized that wasn’t the right thing to say and corrected herself. “No, I mean, fancy crossing path with a rival!”
Clarissa tilted her head and gazed at Ellie, who was fidgeting nervously. She couldn’t hold herself back and burst into laughter.
“Forget it. This has nothing to do with you. Look at how terrified you are. Besides, am I that terrifying? I thought you said I’m a good-natured person?”
Ellie relaxed visibly and started grumbling.
“Yes, you’re good-natured and rarely get mad. We’ve been friends for years, and I’ve never seen you get mad. But after you started dating Uncle Matt, your true colors started showing. When you get upset, you won’t say anything. I can feel my heart trembling in fear whenever you glance at me. Imagine how scary that is.”
Clarissa smirked. “I’m not scary.”
“Well, something like that. A barking dog doesn’t bite…” she trailed off when Clarissa glowered at her.
“I’m sorry, Aunt Clare.” Ellie apologized at once. “Forgive me!”
