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.

would not be

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

that she was unwilling to let me

just said to me was

time, Charles just treated me as

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

made sure that

back then, how could he bear not to show his concern to me while I was abroad for three years? He did not even call or text me! That could

not

waited for him for a long time, only to end up

else.It's Rita.Your son is a grown man.He knows what he wants.Why don't you look at it on the bright 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

chest tighten as I spoke.Yes, I

a scheming,

fond of her, and

said to us last time

was not young

some men his age

help me persuade Grandma when she finally

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

seemed to realize that I had already made up

became anxious and

a huge misunderstanding.When

to break it to you, Mom.But even though Charles and I are married,

I admitted frankly.

Rita.He loved her

our complicated relationship, I was the

The third party.

possible? Scarlett, stop

out her phone from her bag and scrolled through her

showed me a

and I were in each other's tight embrace

your statement.I just fell asleep at that time, and nothing happened between us.I'm...I'm

Alice would not give up until I told the

suspected us once in the hospital, after

that it was humiliating to admit that

no

Alice was flabbergasted.

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

and did not

he was ill? She should ask Rita instead.While we were talking, Charles

towel on his shoulder, and he looked

took a bottle of water from the fridge and asked, "Mom,

are you free tomorrow? Let's

looked at

do I need to go to

my eyes.I did not say anything.How could things turn out like this?

a renowned urologist in the city.Don't worry.We'll go there in secret and make sure that we won't

say to Mom?" Charles asked with

lowered my

disappointed at her son for