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.” 

next few days were pretty busy. My main schedule was to accompany my grandpa to meet a whole lot of people with

to a lunch 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

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

words, my mother left with her mother on the pretext of needing to use

at her indifferently. The woman looked at me gracefully with a light smile

didn’t catch my name just now. I am Josie Burke. I’m so

couldn’t for the life of me remember seeing her before, but judging by her

class in the first grade of primary school. But then, when my father was transferred to a new place of work, we moved away,” Josie

of it. Her surname was somewhat familiar though. It reminded me of someone who had worked for

was not angry with my indifference. She seemed pretty cool in spite of

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 fawn on anyone.

ignoring Josie. Seriously, I behaved as if she didn’t even exist. This was my last compromise. Silence was my last respect

while I was really not. I was even losing my smile, my politeness and my patience. At first, she tried to find some random topics to talk about, but I was

from pleasant. Finally, the smile at the corners of her mouth faded.

blind date in advance. I’ll talk to my mother when we get back.” I put down my knife and fork roughly and showed her my stubborn attitude. Shock and disdain enveloped

shook my head and explained patiently, “No, that’s not what I mean. I just didn’t expect to go on a blind date. It has nothing to do with who you are. This is not