Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett's POV: 

Charles did not come down after a long time.

I was starting to get worried.

What if he went back on his words and no longer wanted to let me go? I had better run away now.He said that he would tie me up to the bed and have his way with me if I ran away.How could I take that seriously? I must be out of my mind.

There was no way he would actually do that.

For all I knew, he loved Rita with all his heart.

He would not betray her and sleep with me, would he? After pondering for a moment, I decided to leave now.

A taxi should still be available at this time.

The night was getting darker, so I had to go.

But just as I reached for the door, the doorbell unexpectedly rang.

I frowned.

Who would come here this late at night? The first person I thought of was Rita.

But just when I was about to scurry for cover, a familiar voice sounded outside the door.

"Charles, open the door! It's me."

It was Alice, Charles's mother.

It was already deep into the night.

What was Alice doing here? I was perplexed.

With a confused look on my face, I opened the door and beckoned her to the living room to sit down.

"Come in, Mom.Charles is taking a shower upstairs.He'll be here shortly."

Now, it was even more difficult for me to leave.

Alice sat down and took my hand.

"Christine told me that someone went to your apartment to spray paint.I figured that Charles would bring you here, so I came here to see you," she said with a motherly smile.

Alice must have come here to talk to me about the divorce.

Well, I could not be rude to her nor say something inappropriate.

She had always treated me as if I was her own child, after all.

"It's all right, Mom.Don't worry.I'm fine.But I have to go now.I have to go back early to recite the draft."

As soon as I finished speaking, I stood up and turned to leave.

This way, I could talk to her perfunctorily without sounding rude.

came down now, I would not be

up.I know for myself that you two have the best relationship.You can't divorce.Charles has liked you since you were young.Do you still remember that time when you were in high school? Some hooligans from the other school stopped you and asked you to go with them for a drink? Charles was so furious that he beat

that she was unwilling to let

had just said to

that time, Charles just treated me as

knew, it was not because he had feelings for me but because he

sure that only

not to show his concern to me while I was

did not

him for a long time, only

side? When Charles and I are finally divorced, he could finally be with his true love and live a happier life in the future.We should be happy for him, shouldn't

my chest tighten as I spoke.Yes, I

was a scheming, hypocritical, and manipulative

Charles was fond of her, and there was

Grandma said to us

not

some men his age already had

me persuade Grandma when

get divorced.I know Charles.He won't sleep with a

seemed to realize that I had already

tone became anxious and

was nothing but a huge misunderstanding.When

to break it to you, Mom.But even though

I admitted frankly.

would never betray Rita.He

our complicated relationship, I was the bad

The third party.

Scarlett, stop lying.I have

her phone from her bag and

showed

Charles and I were in each

at that time, and nothing happened

Alice would not give up until

had suspected us once in the hospital, after

humiliating to admit that I was still a virgin after three years of

no

Alice was flabbergasted.

married for three years! Could it be that Charles have...you know...a disease of

head and did not answer her

he was ill? She should ask Rita instead.While we

bath towel on his shoulder, and he looked fresh from

of water from the fridge and asked, "Mom, what

free tomorrow? Let's go to

looked at me

need to go to the

lowered my head to hide the guilt in my eyes.I did not say anything.How could things turn out like this?

in secret and

what did you say to Mom?" Charles asked

my

be disappointed at her son for