The two women were obviously confronting each other with invisible retaliations.
Shermaine was confident due to her close relationship with Margaret, and she had known Matthew for a long time. However, her insidious deed on the Tysons previously could not be easily forgotten by everyone.On the other hand, Margaret obviously really liked Sienna at the moment, so she would be glad if Sienna could develop a relationship with Matthew.
Both Shermaine and Sienna were actually standing on the same ground; none of them stood a better chance than the other in terms of becoming Margaret’s daughter-in-law.
Clarissa’s figure suddenly flashed across Sienna’s mind.
Her instinct told her that Shermaine could be good at playing mind games, although she had not really dealt with her yet. She could not help but wonder how Shermaine would react if she happened to know about Matthew’s relationship with Clarissa.
Needless to say, she would not remain calm like how she was behaving at the moment if she were to know about that.
When it was about time for dinner, there was still no sign of Matthew.
Margaret called Matthew and ordered him to come home for dinner, yet he rejected at once.
“What? Matthew Tyson, I want you to be home now! We’ve guests at home. Sienna has waited so long for you. How can you treat your girlfriend like that?”
Margaret was talking on the phone with Matthew openly in front of the others. As she was pretty sure that Sienna and Matthew were in a relationship at the moment, she just naturally addressed Sienna as his girlfriend.
However, both Sienna and Yuliana knew about the truth. Thinking of the possibility that Margaret would know about the truth at any moment, both of them felt their hearts skipped a beat.
There was a change in their expressions for just a split second, yet Shermaine managed to catch a glimpse.
Meanwhile, Matthew had apparently told Margaret something over the phone.
“What do you mean? Matthew, you and Sienna…”
“I-I thought both of you are in a relationship? How could you treat her like that?”
Margaret paused abruptly as if her words were cut off by Matthew from the other side.
She remained silent for quite a while as her expression changed gradually. Everyone was curious to know what Matthew told her. When she finally hung up the phone, there was a grim look on her face.
After recollecting herself, Margaret turned to face both Sienna and Yuliana again. However, there was already a slight difference in her tone, indicating that there was a change in her feeling toward Sienna.
“Sienna, Matthew seems to be really occupied at work so he’s not coming back for dinner. It’s all right, let’s have dinner without him. Sigh… look at these men. Since none of them is home for dinner, we don’t have to keep any dishes for them as well. They are all of the same kind and really annoy me.”
Sienna was becoming a bit embarrassed. She had no idea who Margaret was referring to, and could not help feeling that she might be among those who annoyed her.
Yuliana was actually thinking of explaining to Margaret, but she did not wish to let Shermaine overhear that. Therefore, she could only choose another ideal time to do so.
At the moment, Shermaine kept glancing at Sienna with a gleeful smile on her face.
Sienna sensed it, yet she remained calm as if she was unaware of that.
During their dinner, Shermaine brought up the topic of how close she was with Matthew in their childhood. Margaret indirectly reminisced about the memorable moments of those days and chatted cheerfully with Shermaine. Sienna seemed to be neglected, as Margaret did not spare any glance at her.
As Sienna was overwhelmed by bitterness and disappointment, the sumptuous dishes seemed to be tasteless for her. She excused herself first right after dinner.
When Yuliana was sending Sienna off at the main gate, she grabbed the opportunity to explain to Sienna and comforted her.
“Shermaine is a scheming and manipulative girl. Don’t take her words too seriously. Even if she has known Matthew a lot earlier, he will never fall for her too. If not, she wouldn’t have wasted so much time and keeps playing mind games in order to win over his heart.”
Sienna nodded and replied, “Yuliana, I understand about this. I can sense that she’s apparently having something in her mind too. Yet it can’t be denied that Old Mrs. Tyson really likes her.”
Yuliana explained in embarrassment, “It’s a special case. Shermaine has been really close to the Tysons since young. She is like a member of the Tysons as well. My mom-in-law just treats her like her own daughter.”
“I see.” Sienna only replied briefly, feeling even more discouraged.
Later, she left the Tyson residence without saying anything, as she was not keen on hearing anything about Shermaine again.
Shermaine also left not long after that.
She felt relieved after meeting Sienna and scoffed within herself. I thought this woman would be a great threat to me. Anyway, she didn’t manage to catch Matt’s eye, too. I might still have the chance to win his heart again!
The young heiress of the Grandes? So what? No doubt she has a better family background than me, yet she still can’t win over Matt’s heart!
Her mind sank into deep thought as she was planning on how she could let Matthew fall for her.
Matthew had just hung up his phone. Clarissa was lying with her head on his lap, and there was a hot pack in her arms. Based on how he replied while talking on the phone a while ago, she could guess that the Tysons intended to match him up with Sienna.
Clarissa muttered at him mockingly, “Looks like your market value is not as good as it seems. They are so desperate to match you up with other women!”
“What did you say?”
Matthew raised his brows as he asked abruptly. His long fingers caressed her cheeks and moved lower to her delicate neck.
Feeling intimidated by his fingers, Clarissa smiled in embarrassment and tried to appease him.
“Haha… I’m just joking. Mr. Tyson, I’m sure you have many secret admirers. As long as you gesture to the women, all of them would surely line up for you like bees attracted to the flowers.”
Matthew was apparently not the least bit pleased with the sudden twist in her words.
He squinted as his fingertips rubbed gently on Clarissa’s neck. To her, this was a rather intimidating body language. It was as if her neck could be easily broken by his fingers at any moment.
Clarissa grabbed hold of his fingers instantly and moved them away from her neck.
“Don’t scare me! It’s not funny!”
Matthew flipped his hand and gripped her fingers. “It’s quite funny to me.”
“It’s not funny to me at all.”
Matthew continued to glare at her with a glint of wisdom flashing across his eyes. At that very moment, he looked exceptionally threatening like a panther on the hunt.
Clarissa could not help grumbling silently. Looks like he will continue to have mood swings these few days. I’m the one having a period, yet my mood is not affected. He seems more like a woman having mood swings during her period!
Look at the grim face. It looks exactly like the gloomy weather!
It seems as if this man has a menstrual cycle like women, too!
That’s funny!
The next moment, Clarissa burst into laughter.
Her laughter seemed to trigger an invisible button on Matthew’s body. Pinching her chin, his face darkened as he asked in a low, threatening voice.
“What are you laughing at?”
Clarissa stuck her tongue out mischievously and replied quickly, “Nothing!”
“Are you sure? Nothing?”
He gazed at her seductive red lips with that kind of dangerous look again.
Clarissa climbed up hastily and thought of sitting further away from him, yet to no avail. In a blink of an eye, she was carried effortlessly by Matthew and placed on his lap.
She was really nervous. It was as if her menses would gush out at any moment.
“Don’t touch me. My hot pack… don’t take it away!”
Once her hot pack was taken away from her, Matthew placed his warm palm on her tummy instead.
The discomfort of Clarrisa’s tummy was soothed at once as the warmth from the man’s palm was continually transmitted to her. Leaning comfortably against his warm chest, she heaved a sigh of relief.
Matthew continued to ask her curiously, “Clare, what were you laughing about just now?”
Twitching her lips, Clarissa lowered her voice and mumbled awkwardly, “It’s about your mood swing. It’s as if you’re having a menstrual period, too.”
“I get it! You mean that I seem to have a menstrual period, too!”
“Huh? I was mumbling, yet you can still catch it?”
Raising her head spontaneously, Clarissa looked at Matthew in great surprise. As Matthew gave her a meaningful look, she blinked her eyes nervously with a sense of guilt.
After a while, she could not help grumbling, “I’m the one having a period now, yet you’re having an unpredictable temper. Why’re you behaving as if it’s my fault? It’s really unfair to me!”
Clarissa was unhappy and poked Matthew’s chest with her finger. “Can you tell me if there’s any woman in this world who does not have menstruation period? As for those pregnant women, their spouses have to bear with it as well. For more than thirty years you have been celibate, right? To cater to your health, you can’t let your desire overpowers you. It’s important for you to have sufficient rest and my monthly menstrual period is just convenient for that. In my opinion, we can rest more at other times as well. For example, we can convert it into a weekly activity so we’ll have extra rest days. What do you think?”
Matthew was at a loss for words, not knowing how to refute her.
This woman is eloquent indeed in expressing her theory on this.
“Matthew Tyson, why are you silent? You’ve any objection on this?”
Her slender fingers were still poking repeatedly on his chest.
Matthew grabbed her fingers and lowered his head to kiss her on the lips.
When they were both lost in their passionate kissing session, Matthew abruptly gave her a firm reply.
“No way!”
It was as if the kissing session was everlasting. Matthew finally forced himself to stop before he was aroused again, and made a dart toward the washroom.
When he was finally out of the washroom, Clarissa was still nagging.
“I asked you to have self-control in this matter, didn’t I? See what happens when you refuse to take my advice? I request to go back to W City for a few days for your sake as well. I totally didn’t do anything to seduce you, yet you were aroused. Where is the self-control you’re so proud of? When we first met, you were not like this. You were cool and not easily turned on…”
Matthew never expected that the young girl would be so blunt.
Knowing that he could not do anything to her these few days, she was really smart to grab the chances and kept nagging.
Matthew was so angry that he sneered, walked toward the bed, bent down swiftly, and positioned her in between his arms.
With only a towel tied around his waist, his upper body was naked. Clarissa’s eyes were glued to his masculine body. As the sexy figure caught her attention, her hands automatically made their way to his chest.
Matthew grinned meaningfully, “Clare, just tease and stimulate me as you like.”
Clarissa denied in embarrassment and refuted, “I never have this intention.”
“It doesn’t matter. After all, I only need to bear with it for seven days, right? After that, I have one whole month before your next menstrual period.”
Clarissa was dumbfounded and loss for words.
Her face paled momentarily. The next moment, she embraced him impulsively and pouted her lips to kiss on his cheeks. Trying to let him change his mind, she put on a sympathetic look and gazed at him with puppy eyes.
“Uncle Matthew, Mr. Tyson, Matt, dear…” She deliberately put on a coquettish voice.
Her seductive voice penetrated through his mind, transmitting the current to his entire body. It eventually focused on one point, and he felt that he was seconds to explosion.
Yet Clarissa was totally unaware of that. She continued to talk coquettishly to him with her breaths tickling his neck intimately.
“You misunderstood me. I’m just concerned with your health since it’s closely related to my happiness as well. As you’re already in your thirties, you’re not really that young anymore. Hence, it’s important to maintain your health…”
Upon hearing her words, Matthew’s temple started to throb.
Almost instantaneously his face darkened. How dare she comments that I’m not young anymore!
