Bye, My Irresistible Love

Chapter 256

Scarlett's POV:

 

I yawned.

 

"It's late now. Why don't you take a shower and go to bed?" A shadow of a smile appeared on Charles's handsome face, his eyes turning sharp.

 

"Okay. Goodbye now." I beamed and poked his face on the screen. "All right then. Let's hang up the video call."

 

But Charles remained on the line.

 

I raised my eyebrows at him. "What? Do you want to watch me take a shower?"

 

"That's an incredibly tempting offer."

 

"Oh, you wish!" I glared at him and, from his background, found that he was still out and about. "Go back to work."

 

"Don't stay up late, okay? Good night." After saying that, Charles's face gradually enlarged on the screen, and then the screen went dark. He planted a kiss on the camera, and I could not help grinning.

 

"Good night."

 

After hanging up our video call, I picked up my clothes and went to the bathroom. Then, my phone beeped. It was a message from Charles.

 

"I miss you so much," his text read.

 

I slept soundly the entire night.

 

Charles insisted that Richard accompanied me to my business trip to France. He told me that he was worried about my safety, and I did not want to fight him about it, so I just agreed.

 

"Scarlett, do you want to have meals with your colleagues or have a table of your own?" Tracy asked.

 

a while and smiled. "I want to eat with my colleagues. But I think I'm going to attract too much attention if I bring

 

"But what about me? I

 

can go with Richard and find a table of your own, someplace near ours. That way, you can still keep an eye on me. Besides, Tracy likes one of my colleagues. I would like to introduce them." I turned around to look at Tracy who flashed me a confused look. I took her hand

 

remember liking one of your colleagues. Care to fill

 

I'll explain later." I winked at

 

noticed some subtle tension between Janet and Richard.

 

Charles's POV:

 

morning text. I let it fill my heart with so much

 

everyone stared at me like they were witnessing a miracle. I did not care. All I knew

 

my office. "Sir, Rita has been waiting for you downstairs. She

 

heard Rita's name, the happy smile on my face

 

and hurriedly

 

big French windows in my office, picked up my

 

cleared his throat. "I've found a

taking action. It won't be

 

is of the essence. Make something happen and speed things up. I want this problem taken care of as

 

"Yes, sir."

 

climbed into my car. It had been a long day. I leaned on the backseat and closed my

 

screeched to a halt

 

looked at me through the rearview mirror. He appeared as startled as I was. "I'm so sorry,

 

in front of us, which Rita got out of. She started walking toward

 

rapped on my

 

looked at my driver. "Ram her car out of

 

driver swallowed audibly. "But, sir, it's in the middle of

 

car

 

still knocking on my

 

rolled my window down, and met her eyes with

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