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,

“Just remember what you promised me,”

amazed me how stunned

stopped me and added,

“Why?” I asked, confused.

easily. I want to teach them how to value things this time,”

thought what he said made sense. I should take this opportunity to make my boss and his wife grateful to me and Charles. Otherwise, they

agreement. Where’s my reward?” Charles asked, held

him in a daze.

my resistance impossible without ripping his wound open. After a few moments of internal debate, I finally decided

Charles let go and looked straight into my eyes. He licked his lips like

chance to push him away, slide out of

was still pounding against my ribcage, and my mind was still screaming at me. I should not

to him, the more I wanted to 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 your mind! You’ll still divorce him no matter

I would not utter a single word to Charles. I had to keep my distance. I could not let him breach

I pushed the bowl back to him and said, “Don’t talk to me. From now on, we’re strangers.” “Okay, I can play that game.” After that, Charles did not say

still a patient. I did not have it in my heart to just abandon him, so I stayed in the hospital

after him.

strangers? Why are you staying the night?” Charles

on WhatsApp. Maybe it was

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

Then, I bent over and kissed her on the forehead. As my lips touched her skin, I felt a ripple of

Scarlett’s phone that she dropped on the floor and set it on the coffee table. Before I could go back to bed, her phone vibrated twice. There was a new message from Nina, which read, “Scarlett, do you still want to sue for

Nina sent another message. This time, it read, “Charles cares about you very much. My father

loved Scarlett, but Scarlett did not want to

after checkup, the doctor cleared me and discharged me from the hospital and instructed me to continue to

me, she still looked after me and did not let me