Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett’s POV:

I raised my head and snapped, “You’re asking for too much! You’re being unreasonable!”

Charles did not even flinch when I raised my voice. He just hit me with his cold stare. Suddenly, the warm, comforting vibe in the room turned icy like it was flash frozen by an invisible entity.

I took a deep breath to calm myself down. I realized that if we did not talk to each other like mature people, we would only violently argue and achieve nothing. So I stood up, walked to his bed, and softened my attitude. “Okay, I’m sorry. I don’t want to fight. Let’s talk, please.”

“I wasn’t trying to pick a fight with you,” Charles muttered.

“I know. I realize that. I’m sorry I yelled at you,” I apologized as sincerely as I could.

Charles only glanced at me and did not say anything.

“Fine. Put forward some other conditions,” I broke the silence and then quickly added, “Ask for something that I can do.”

“Take off your clothes and lie on my bed,” Charles replied coldly, “Other than that, I can’t think of anything I really want.”

“Why are you making things difficult for me?” I groaned. Charles knew that I wanted to draw a clear line with him, but he just resisted my every effort to do so. He insisted on breaking down every wall I tried to put up. To be honest, I was getting tired of it.

“You’re the one who offered that I put forward another condition,” Charles retorted.

After thinking for a while, I decided that my line in the sand was more important than his help. I raised my chin and declared, “You know what, if you don’t want to help, then forget it. I’ll find another way.”

“Who are you going to ask for help then? Who else are you willing to beg other than me?” Charles growled.

“Anyone who’s willing to help me without taking advantage of me!” I backfired and picked up my phone, which Charles grabbed before I could hit the call button.

He flashed me a fierce look. Then, next thing I knew, I was lying beside him, and he was prying my mouth open with his tongue and plundering my breath. My mind went blank, and I froze.

It took me a few heartbeats to return to my senses. When I was about to push him away, he let go and stared deeply into my eyes. He whispered, “Don’t ask anybody else for help.”

I looked at him with wide eyes. “Does that mean you’re going to help me?”

grinned, pinched my cheek,

definitive answer. “Just remember what you promised me,” he replied. Then, he lowered his head and planted a soft

mood. I smiled at Charles. It still amazed me how stunned I

stopped me and added, “Call her back

“Why?” I asked, confused.

anything they get easily. I want to teach them how

of acknowledgement. I thought what he said made sense. I should take this opportunity to make my boss and his wife grateful to me

my reward?” Charles asked,

looked at him in a daze. I honestly

making my resistance impossible without ripping his wound open. After a few moments

He licked his lips like he had just finished a delicious

of us could say anything, his phone rang. I took the chance to push him away, slide

my mind was still screaming at me. I should not be indulging Charles like I just did. If we went on like

go back out there and kiss him some more. I pointed at myself in the mirror and said, “Get it together, Scarlett! Don’t let him change

not utter a single word to

they hurt. I’m sorry. I’ll kiss you carefully next time,” Charles beamed while setting a bowl of soup in front of me. Without looking at him, I pushed the bowl back to him and said,

to talk to him, he was still a patient. I did not have it in my

after him.

are you staying the night?” Charles said

on him, and continued to chat with Nina on WhatsApp. Maybe it was because the room was too quiet that I fell

Charles’s POV:

would be so kind to stay the night and accompany me in the hospital. Her presence made me happy, and because I was in a good mood, I was able to work more efficiently. After I was done with my work, I found that Scarlett had

and her chest was moving up and down steadily with every breath. I got up, grabbed a blanket, and covered her with it. Then, I bent over and kissed her on the forehead.

go back to bed, her phone vibrated twice. There was a new

than two seconds, Nina sent another message. This time, it read, “Charles cares about you very much. My father actually suggested that

I really loved Scarlett,

doctor cleared me and discharged me from the hospital and instructed me to continue to rest at

still was not talking to me, she still looked after me and did not let me exert myself too