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.

 

to eat with my colleagues. But I think I'm going to attract too much attention

 

frowned. "But what about me? I want to

 

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

 

my ear. "Scarlett, I don't remember liking one of your colleagues. Care to fill me in

 

go with it. I'll explain later."

 

wanted Tracy to accompany me because I had noticed some subtle tension between Janet and

 

Charles's POV:

 

good morning text. I let it fill my heart with so much joy that I started smiling

 

at me like they were witnessing a miracle. I did not care. All I knew was that I was

 

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

 

the happy smile on my face died.

 

nodded and

 

front of the big French windows in my office, picked up my phone, and called Roy.

 

throat. "I've

in the Lively Group for Lily's people. They're taking action. It won't

 

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

 

"Yes, sir."

 

work, I left the company building and climbed into my car. It had been a long day. I leaned on the backseat and closed my

 

suddenly screeched to a halt in

 

at me through the rearview mirror. He appeared as startled

 

front of us, which Rita got out

 

rapped on

 

my driver. "Ram her

 

in the middle of

 

car

 

knocking on my

 

down, and met her eyes with a cold stare. "What do you want?"

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