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.

 

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

 

frowned. "But what about me? I want

 

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

 

don't remember liking one of your colleagues. Care

 

go with it. I'll explain later." I winked at

 

I had noticed some subtle tension between Janet and Richard. I wanted

 

Charles's POV:

 

up in the morning, the first thing I saw was Scarlett's good morning text. I let it fill my heart with so much joy

 

at the office, everyone stared at me like they were witnessing a miracle. I did not care.

 

moment I entered my office. "Sir, Rita has been waiting for you downstairs.

 

happy smile on my face died. "Tell her to

 

and

 

in front of the big French windows in my office, picked up my phone,

 

throat. "I've

Lily's people. They're taking action. It won't be long before the

 

and speed things up. I want this problem

 

"Yes, sir."

 

was time to get off work, I left the company building and climbed into my car. It

 

car suddenly screeched to a halt in the middle of

 

my eyes and frowned. My driver looked at me through the rearview mirror. He appeared as startled as I was. "I'm so sorry,

 

out and saw a car in front of us, which Rita got out of. She started

 

on

 

looked at my driver. "Ram her car out of our

 

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

 

her car towed away.

 

still knocking on

 

down, and met her eyes with a

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