Matthew held Clarissa’s hand and left the place. Meanwhile, everyone around the office took a peek at them.
After they left, everyone around the office fell silent for quite some time.
The silence persisted until Mr. Cooper and Amanda came out of the office.
Amanda returned to her seat, visibly shaken. She was at a loss and looked pitiful.
Shortly afterward, Mr. Cooper asked Ms. Joyce to go into his office. When Ms. Joyce exited the office, she glanced at Amanda and asked her to go with her.
Soon, everyone in the office began to exchange whispers in various places, including the photocopier room and pantry. Hence, the news about what happened earlier was widely spread.
Before long, everyone in Tyson Corporation knew that Clarissa was Mr. Tyson’s girlfriend or even his fiancée.
Who is Clarissa Quigley though?
Given that none heard of such a name, they believed she probably wasn’t an actress or someone from a prominent family. Apart from being a young and beautiful lady, they didn’t have any extra information about her.
Nevertheless, many heard the rumor that Mr. Tyson planned to present a small island to his fiancée as a wedding gift. In that case, is Clarissa really the lady?
Moreover, some even said that they saw Clarissa and Mr. Tyson wore rings of the same set as they held hands.
The legend continued to spread like wildfire.
On the other hand, Matthew brought Clarissa back to the top floor.
Once they arrived in the office, she sat on the president’s chair, whereas Matthew leaned against the desk and crossed his arms as he looked at her.
Clarissa glanced around the office but ignored him. However, because he kept staring at her with his piercing gaze for quite some time, her lips quirked slightly as she couldn’t bear with it.
“Why are you staring at me? I didn’t do anything wrong, but the way you look at me makes me feel like it was my fault.”
A glint flashed across Matthew’s eyes as his lips curled up slightly. However, his smile didn’t indicate that he was delighted.
Clarissa got impatient so she pursed her lips and asked, “What’s up?”
“Clare, you’ve been with me for quite some time, but why are you still that weak?”
Once he finished, she gave him a cold-eyed stare.
Matthew added, “Well, staring at someone is the only thing you’ll dare to do.”
Clarissa was rendered speechless but stared at him once again.
It appeared that Matthew was right. Staring at someone was the only thing she would do.”
As Clarissa was a little irritated, she snickered and averted her gaze from him. Then, she pouted and murmured, “How am I weak?”
She remembered Matthew used to say the same thing to her before. There was a time when she fought with Yvonne and was left disheveled. Hence, she agreed that she was rather weak back then. In contrast, she wasn’t injured nor disheveled today. Even more so, she believed that she got out of the mess beautifully.
Judging from her smug face, Matthew stared at her for a while and heaved a sigh.
Shortly after that, he leaned down and put both his arms on the chair handle to stand right above her. He then came up to her closer and whispered in her ear, “Clare, you can tell them who you are, or you can look for me directly to deter anyone who bullies you. All your troubles can actually be solved with merely one sentence. Why did you choose to fight her though? You’re lucky that you’re not injured. If the situation became tense, you would probably get hurt. Why didn’t you respond quickly in the face of danger?”
Clarissa pursed her lips but did not respond.
After a while, Matthew caressed her head and continued, “Clare, you’re smart. Don’t waste your time if you can solve a problem with merely a few words. Promise me that you won’t put yourself in danger again, will you?”
Clarissa fell silent for a while but eventually agreed to it.
“Alright, I get it. I just wanted to see how brazen she could get. Besides, I did it for you.”
Her tone was devoid of any guilt.
Matthew raised his eyebrow as he asked, “Oh? For me?”
He was interested to find out how she did it for him.
Although Matthew looked doubtful, Clarissa answered confidently, “Yup. Since you were occupied, how could I disturb you? Besides, after your work was done, you certainly want to catch up with your outstanding subordinate-cum-junior. In that case, how could I ever disturb you?”
“…Tsk!”
After Clarissa finished, she glanced at him as if she was waiting for his response.
Nonetheless, Matthew only let out a “Tsk” and smiled faintly.
“Humph! You’ve nothing to say now, right?”
As Clarissa was irritated, she let out a “Pfft” and pushed him aside as though she wanted to leave the office. Apparently, she was pissed off and jealous at the same time.
“Clare!”
However, Matthew grabbed her hand before she could leave.
She purposely shook her arm even though she definitely couldn’t wriggle free from him. The next moment, she turned around and instructed him, “Let go of me. I want to go home.”
Matthew flashed her a smile and took her into his arms. As she was still pursing her lips, he couldn’t help but pinch them gently.
“Hmph…mmm…”
Matthew chuckled softly and let go of her mouth. Then, he said teasingly, “Are you jealous? Well, I think you have been eaten up with jealousy.”
On the other hand, Clarissa wasn’t embarrassed even though he saw through her.
In fact, she was jealous and purposely said that to him.
Since that woman was hostile to her, Clarissa felt that she didn’t have to pretend that she didn’t see her. Moreover, she didn’t intend to look like a silly woman.
Instead, she wanted to express her jealousy as some sort of warning to him.
“What’s wrong if I’m jealous? Why can’t I be jealous? Since you’re so smart to know that I’m jealous, you certainly can feel that your junior doesn’t see herself only as your subordinate. The moment she glanced at me, I could feel her immense hostility toward me.”
“Did she mistreat you?
“Nope. I only felt that she was hostile to me.”
As Matthew frowned, Clarissa noticed it and laughed silently to herself.
Well, am I good at speaking ill of his subordinate?
But I only told him the truth and didn’t exaggerate it.
“Apart from work, there is nothing between Michelle and me. Clare, please trust me.”
“I trust you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even be your girlfriend in the first place, right?”
Matthew grinned. “That’s right.”
“But trust alone is not enough. I said it so that you know what you should do. Don’t fall for it just because she seduces you with everything she got. Also, our relationship ends immediately if you really fall for it, voluntarily or otherwise.”
He was rendered speechless.
She’s cruel.
A little upset, Matthew was unsure how he ought to respond. As such, he lowered his head to kiss her. That was also to ensure that she wouldn’t say such heartless words to him anymore.
However, things didn’t turn out the way he wanted them to.
As they were kissing, Matthew’s phone rang suddenly. He stopped kissing her and answered the phone call while she was still in his arms.
A woman said over the phone in a soft voice, “Matthew, shall we have dinner together?”
Since Clarissa was right in his arms, she heard every word clearly over the phone.
Immediately, Clarissa scoffed and pounded on his chest heavily. After that, she also gave him a cold-eyed stare.
Matthew couldn’t help but chuckle. Meanwhile, the woman over the phone was surprised. Did Matthew chuckle because he wants to have dinner with me?
When she immersed herself in excitement, Matthew rejected her invitation. “I’m sorry, Michelle. I’ve to have dinner with my fiancée.”
“Fiancée?” Shocked, Michelle said in a high-pitched voice.
As if a thought flashed through his mind, Matthew deliberately said loudly to Clarissa, “Darling, please don’t be mad at me. You’re the only one in my heart. I’ll have dinner with you. What kind of food do you prefer?”
Clarissa’s lips curled up into a smile as she knew that Matthew was deliberately putting on a show. After saying those cheesy words, he ended the call without saying goodbye to the woman.
As he was about to kiss Clarissa again, she dodged him as though she was disgusted by it.
Matthew asked smilingly, “What’s wrong?”
Clarissa frowned and forcefully prodded his chest with her index finger.
“What a drama king! You used me as the pretext to reject her invitation!”
Matthew laughed lightly and pinched her finger.
“Clare, all I did was to establish your prestige. From now on, I’ll listen to no one except you. Don’t you think that’s good? Let’s see who dares to look down upon you from now on.”
“Hehe! Prestige? Are you hinting that I’m a fierce wife?”
Matthew laughed heartily and shook his head in response. “Not at all.”
Given that he didn’t sound sincere in denying it, Clarissa was getting upset.
I have always been a beautiful and gentle angel. How can I be a fierce woman?
She was even more irritated when he lifted his finger to poke her lips.
Hence, Matthew immediately took her into his arms to comfort her.
“Alright, you’re not a fierce woman or tigress wife. You’re cute, and no one would think that you’re fierce. Instead, they will respect you because I love you very much. You are nothing but a loving wife.”
His sweet talk kept escalating.
Meanwhile, Clarissa felt great for every word that he said. Well, there is nothing wrong to be a fierce woman as long as I can control Matthew. Besides, the description sounds domineering. Let all those other women such as his childhood sweethearts, juniors, or even the ladies from prominent families know that they will be in trouble for challenging a fierce woman like me.”
Clarissa let out a “humph” to reassure herself. Then, she looked up at Matthew and pinched his cheek, acting all high and mighty.
“I’m a fierce tigress wife. If you defy my orders next time, I’ll devour you.”
