Bye, My Irresistible Love

George’s POV: 

After dinner, I video called Helen. She was leaning against the head of the bed. Truly, she looked elegant with her wet hair dripping in the soft, warm light.

 The cockles of my heart seemed to warm up as I looked at her. 

“What are you doing?” I asked casually. I knew that if I didn’t take the initiative to contact her, then she wouldn’t have contacted me. 

“I just took a shower and I am getting ready for bed,” Helen replied while drying her tresses with a towel. Her movements were unrushed and I could see that the pajamas she was wearing were rather conservative. However, my attention was drawn to the diamond-like droplets of water gently falling off the tips of her hair against her delicate and beautiful collarbone. Images of me hugging and kissing her passionately flashed through my mind. “Oh!” I replied in a low, hoarse voice.

 I secretly admired her without saying anything. Neither of us spoke again for a while. Helen kept drying her hair and then suddenly asked, “When will you be coming back to New York?” 

“In a few days.”

 I had promised to accompany my grandpa to have a physical examination and to meet several of my friends. A technology exhibition was scheduled to take place in Washington in a few days’ time and Jane and I were invited to participate in it.

 Therefore, I would still be around for at least a week.

 “I’ll also have to go back to work by then.”

 “I guess.” 

a whole lot of people with different agendas. Sometimes, my grandpa would send me on

party. It wasn’t too much of a big deal for me so I agreed. Before I returned, I had been mentally prepared to attend all kinds of social occasions with my grandpa and my parents so that I could

personal life in the following year. My mother had booked a French restaurant. As soon as I walked in, I noticed a young woman, roughly my age, sitting at the table. It didn’t take me long to realize that my mother had arranged a blind

on the pretext of needing to use the washroom.

glanced at her indifferently. The woman looked at me gracefully

catch my name just now. I am Josie Burke. I’m so pleased to see you

I couldn’t for the life of me remember seeing her

same kindergarten as children and also in the same class in the first grade of primary school. But then, when my father was transferred to a new

honestly because I genuinely had no memory of it. Her surname was somewhat familiar though. It reminded me of someone

problem. Just remember me from today on.” Josie still smiled, as if she was not angry

mother’s eyes, Josie’s identity was perfect future daughter-in-law material for her. She met all my mother’s expectations. After all, for my mother, it was a marriage between families of equal social and economic status. Therefore, there was no need for Josie to

turned to enjoy my foie gras, completely ignoring Josie. Seriously, I behaved as if she didn’t even

mother had to be grateful that I didn’t say anything rude to Josie in a moment of irritation. I couldn’t pretend to be interested while I was really not. I

mood, so our conversation was far from pleasant. Finally, the smile at

I’ll talk to my mother when we get back.” I put down my knife and fork roughly and

patiently, “No, that’s not what I mean. I just didn’t expect to go on a blind date. It has