Clarissa had been more active in social media than she ever was, especially Twitter. There were countless comments on her Twitter posts, pleading her to post updates even when she only stopped for a day.
She was fine with posting words but never photos of herself or Matthew since the online bullying – she did not wish to go through that once more. She had a side account, but the photos were intentionally blurred as a precaution of it being hacked.
Every time she took a break from posting, people will be urging her for more.
Her followers were extraordinarily enthusiastic.
Her page started getting flushed full of comments from her followers after she became Mrs. Tyson.
Realizing the change, she would occasionally reply to some comments in bitterness.
She replied to one of the comments: Y’all are so shameless! Y’all were never so active when I was still single. Ouch!
A fan replied: Don’t get upset, Mrs. Tyson. We’re sorry. You’re still our goddess, and we’ll always love you.
Clarissa chuckled at their sweet talk.
However, her fans added a comment following that: We’ll always love our idol too.
Clarissa replied with an angry face emoji and went speechless.
She was not actually angry, just fooling around with them.
She understood the perspective of the fans. Those who do not know Matthew personally must have thought of him as a mysterious and powerful heroic figure.
When she first heard about him from Ellie, she felt more intimidated than those fans did.
More than that, she knew that he was a cold and brutal man, especially in the business world.
That was why she was filled with fear instantly upon knowing that Matthew was the one who saved her.
Those fans had a more personal impression of him as her lover.
Clarissa smiled and replied to the comment: Don’t be fooled! He’s just an ordinary guy. Stop idolizing him!
A fan replied: Ordinary guy? Unless Mr. Tyson has the same issues like normal guys?
Issues?
Clarissa smirked and replied: Yes, he does have an issue with his ego. He likes to give me the cold shoulder when he is upset, bickers with me, and even…
Clarissa picked out trivial habits to reveal instead of stuff like his morning breath and his sex drive that were more personal.
She finds joy in sharing the sweet details of their relationship as she used to be envious of others who did.
However, she draws her line at photos of them.
She trusted her loyal followers to keep the updates for their own enjoyment. Little did she knew that they would retweet those updates.
The day after, she got to know that what she commented about Matthew had been screenshot and spread throughout the internet.
She only knew after Ava called to apologize.
“Clarissa, I’m so sorry. It was Autumn who leaked the post. She gave me a call immediately after the post went viral. It started when her friend insisted that the love between Mr. Tyson and you was not real. Out of anger, Autumn sent her friend screenshots of your posts. She told the friend to keep it confidential, but it ended up like this.”
Clarissa scanned through the comments on Twitter. Luckily, most were rather neutral with a few bitter ones. Luckily, she was not that easily agitated.
“I understand. The scale of this issue is still relatively small, hence it wouldn’t be that much of an issue. But please be more careful in the future. If this happens again, I might have no choice but to stop my updates.”
Ava was like an old friend to Clarissa as they had more common topics to talk about.
“Indeed. It’s hard to know who to trust, even your long-time fans. I think it would be best for you to keep the details of your personal life to yourself. I’ll do my part by stopping myself from sharing too.”
“Thank you so much, Ava.”
“Don’t mention it. Oh, and our mini committee had been looking forward to a gathering with you. We know you’re at D City. Can we arrange for a meetup?”
Clarissa considered for a moment and asked, “When are you thinking?”
“What about the coming weekend? We’re all friends now after the many gatherings throughout the years. It’s a little regretful that you couldn’t join us.”
Clarissa smiled warmly and replied, “I feel so touched.”
“We just hope that you wouldn’t be startled by our warmth when you meet us.”
Clarissa chuckled while she put down her phone and lay on the sofa.
Catherine saw and nagged, “Clare, please mind your posture!”
Clarissa pouted and rebutted Catherine, “Why are you nagging me about this now? You didn’t do that when we were back at home!”
“Previously, there was no one to compare you to. Now look at Matt – he’s such a prim and proper guy. I wonder what he sees in you.”
“Grandma, I’m your granddaughter, not Matthew!”
Catherine smiled and teased, “I’d love to have him as my grandson! But I’ve got to live with what I have.”
Ugh!
Clarissa felt left out by Catherine.
Ignoring Clarissa’s response, Catherine continued to nag, “Stop lazing around and start preparing dinner. Matt loves the grilled fish that you make. Hurry! It’s about time he gets off work already. He must be tired from working so hard even though he makes a decent salary.”
Clarissa was at a loss for words.
She got up restlessly upon hearing her grandma showing concern to her dearest grandson-in-law.
When Matthew was back, Clarissa rolled her eyes at him. He felt confused as to how he had upset her.
When Clarissa went to wash her hands, Matthew followed and gave her a tight hug.
However, Clarissa tried to shrug him off to no avail. Clarissa intentionally flicked the water off her hands at Matthew and made his face wet.
Matthew chuckled and kissed her ears.
“Clare, are you upset? Was it something that I did?”
“Yes. It’s your fault.”
Clarissa glared at Matthew through the mirror’s reflection and furrowed her brows.
Matthew looked into her eyes through the mirror, his fingers intertwined with hers, and asked, “Clare, please tell me what did I do?”
“No, you didn’t do anything. You’re just prim and proper, hardworking, with a decent salary.”
She was repeating the positive traits of Matthew that Catherine had mentioned.
Following that, she listed out all her negative traits. Matthew was confused at first and realized what she was doing a while later.
She was jealous of him.
Matthew kissed her cheek and smirked. “Grandma was showing her concern for me, but I am more concerned about my dear Clare.”
“Hey, that’s my grandma!”
“Alright, your grandma.”
The corner of her lips turned into a smile, but she still gave Matthew another eye roll.
“Let’s have dinner.”
“You’re not upset anymore?”
“Hmph! Who told you I was upset?”
She tried to wiggle out of Matthew’s embrace but was pressed against the wall and got kissed by him. It was a light kiss, and both of them chuckled.
“Clare, did you miss me today?”
Clarissa rolled her eyes and remarked, “You must be crazy.”
“I’ve missed my dear Clare very much. Didn’t you miss me? You didn’t send me a single text, give me a single call, and you didn’t even hug me earlier.” Matthew smiled and confessed while they were kissing.
Clarissa’s lips were frowning, seemingly trying to hide her smile. “Oh. I gave you something – an eye roll.”
Matthew went speechless.
Clarissa could no longer hold it in and let out a chuckle. “Hahaha! Okay, who said I didn’t miss you? I even made your favorite dish!”
Her gentle tone and flirtatious gesture made Matthew’s heart flutter.
Matthew smiled and planted a deep kiss on her lips.
Such interactions were part of their daily joy.
Good morning kisses, hugs in the evening after work – these were all little blessings to them.
Clarissa’s jealously dissipated after all the sweet gestures from Matthew.
At the dining table, Catherine nagged, “Matt, please eat more. These are all your favorite dishes.”
Clarissa’s eyes were on her favorite, the baked chicken wings.
She made those as a reward for making Matthew’s favorite grilled fish.
Just as Clarissa reached out her fork, Catherine’s words made her uneasy.
Matthew smirked and grabbed the baked chicken wings for Clarissa. “Clare, I know this is your favorite.”
Catherine smiled as she saw Clarissa’s gleaming smile.
