Bye, My Irresistible Love

Nevaeh‘s POV: 

After dinner, a bodyguard came to pick up Caroline.

"We are the only ones left in the house.Now you can tell me what you want."

Charles‘ tone was indifferent when he spoke to me.

Silently, I rolled up my sleeves, revealing the hideous scars and bruises.

"Except for my arms, I have more scars like this all over my body."

My voice wavered, revealing my fear.

"My husband runs a nightclub and he is very violent.Each time something makes him unhappy, he makes himself feel better by turning me into a punching bag.About a month ago, he became addicted to gambling and lost a lot of money.To make some of the money he lost back, he asked me to do a striptease for his guests and I refused, so he beat me up.I ended up being hospitalized due to the severe injuries I suffered."

With a cry, I threw myself at Charles.

"You have to help me Charles.It was very difficult for me to escape him and I know I won‘t make it out alive if he ever finds me.I can‘t go back to that living hell.Please say you will help me."

Almost immediately, Charles pushed me away from him none too gently.

"You can stay in Los Angeles for now.I‘ll see what I can do about this." His reply was gruff.

"Thank you, Charles."

I beamed at him, relief swamping me.

When Charles turned away from me, I couldn‘t help laughing quietly.

I wasn‘t even bothered that Charles wasn‘t very receptive of me right now.

It would all change soon because I knew for a fact that sympathy was the beginning of love.

Caroline‘s POV 

When I got home, I was completely distracted.

The only thing I could concentrate on was the scene I witnessed as the driver drove me home.

In the rearview mirror, I saw Charles and Nevaeh standing together and that image had been embedded in my mind ever since.

Each time I was reminded of it, I couldn‘t help but feel jealous.

What did Nevaeh say to Charles? What was so important that I had to be absent before she could tell him? The more I thought about it, the angrier I became.

I couldn‘t help flinging the throw pillow away.

"Why are you so angry? Are you jealous?"

Charles walked in at this exact moment and caught the pillow in his hand.

With a smirk, he grabbed my shoulders and pressed me against the sofa before I could escape his hold.

His smirk widened into a pleased smile when I finally stopped struggling Frowning, I turned my face away from him and refused to say anything.

He smiled indulgently and kissed the tip of my nose.

"Are you really angry?"

you talking about with her? Why did it take

to take her back to the hotel." His answer failed to satisfy

her

not worth

is

verbal reply from him, just a long

to wilt beneath his affectionate eyes, I turned my face away from

kissed my lips and said,

smile was kissed away by his

into Charles‘ kiss and it would be a very long time before we

what did she tell you?" I asked when I

that Nevaeh told me something but it is not important.Don‘t

in his and asked, "Moving on to more important matters.When can you move back to

explained hesitantly, "My Dad

"Fine."

fumbled explanation with

stood up

later, he returned with a bottle of wine and an open

it, so I took a detour to bring it back.Would you

nodded happily and turned to get

wine and the world began to

Charles pressed himself

"Caroline."

"What?"

replying, Charles kissed me again and I was able to taste the wine he was yet to

tongues dueled as I swallowed the last of

shedding tears.He gently kissed

said that

a couple of times while Charles kissed

would appear that Charles was equally as

"Charles…"

jumble and the ability to form words

the feel of his breath. His breath was

long after, my brain began to

let go of my

so lost in the pleasure his touch invoked that I couldn‘t determine if this

"Do you love me?"

as he took off all my

love you, Charles." I touched his face and said, "I fell in love with you a

gaze, I nearly forgot how to

of a sudden, Charles crushed me to

to me gave the

version of me do you love? Charles from seven years ago or

hugged him back and kissed him passionately,

of him? I had always been in love with him, that was the one thing

if it was in the past, right now or in the

regardless of what version of

I said I was jealous of

question was so ridiculous that I burst

am different from

this proud and aloof man actually be jealous

whether it was seven years ago or now.You are still the same

eyes lit up at my answer and he suddenly bent over me and kissed

against mine and rasped, "The year we separated is