Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett’s POV:

“Do something about what?” Charles asked casually, grabbed a magazine, and started flipping through it. I snatched the magazine from his hand and said, “The entire world doesn’t need to know about our marriage.”

“Well, you heard my assistant. The entire world already does. What do you expect me to do about it?” Charles dipped his chin and eyed me carefully as if he was seriously considering what I wanted to happen.

Feeling that there was still a chance to ameliorate the situation, I set down the magazine and started strategizing with him. “Now is a good time to issue an official statement. Netizens don’t know what to believe right now because you haven’t confirmed or denied anything about our relationship. Once you speak up, everything will be okay.”

“But I don’t want to lie about us.” Charles furrowed his brows and looked very upset.

“Fine. Then I’ll issue a statement. That way, you won’t be the one lying,” I compromised again. I could not believe the stream of excuses he had flowing. “You’re so smart, honey.” With a faint smile on his face, Charles said, “Go do whatever you want.”

I blinked at him twice. I did not expect that he would just agree to my suggestion without a fight. “If you want, I’ll call someone right now to help you write an official statement,”

he added and then continued, “I mean, we don’t want to worsen the situation with a badly written press release, do we?”

I froze and then darted my eyes to my phone. I took a moment to consider what he just said. Charles did make a lot of sense. A clumsy denial might result in self exposure. If I failed to explain everything clearly, the netizens would probably even doubt me for trying to hide something, and all my efforts would be in vain.

“What? Do you want to make the phone call?” Charles cast a cold glance at me.

I pursed my lips and put down my phone. “I want to rethink releasing an official statement.”

What if I just left it? Was it really such a bad idea that everyone knew about me and Charles now? I decided to forget about it and drop the idea of making a statement.

“Very well. Like I said, you can do whatever you want,” Charles beamed and pointed at the gift boxes. “Open them.”

“No. I don’t want to accept those gifts. It’s not appropriate for me to open them.” I folded my arms over my chest.

The gifts were for Mrs. Moore. If I accepted them, then that would mean I was admitting to being Charles’s legal wife.

“Well, they’re yours anyway. Just open one, will you?” Charles said to me lazily.

one more time, Charles would just badger me until I gave in, so I decided to

wrapped in shiny, expensive-looking wrapping paper that exuded a signature

to me,” Charles ordered and crossed his

Charles pouted and

they?” He was really starting to piss

leave me alone so I

whether to be irked or amused. In the end, I just shook my head, picked up the rings, and

go. Stop

one on me,”

loud, Charles. Don’t push it,” I said

it. Like I said, my hand hurts. I’m really feeling useless right now, okay? I don’t appreciate your being snippy toward me. You

best-looking hands I had ever seen in my life. They were always clean

curled my lips and murmured,

Instead, he picked up the other ring and said, “Now give me

suspicious

you,” Charles answered, looking up

We can’t wear couple rings,” I refused outright. Charles chuckled a little but did not force me. He put the ring back into the box and darted his eyes straight at mine. “Why not? Are you planning on dating

again.” Not wanting to engage in yet another pointless argument, I got up and went to the kitchen to prepare some food. I did not bother looking back to check on Charles’s reaction. He

I went to the

finger. The second thing I saw was Charles’s sleeping face right next to my head. I rubbed my eyes and thought hard

pinned it down, and said, “It’s too

out beside me. I could not help

his eyelashes. They were so long and upturned. I brushed my thumb over his cheek and gave it a little pinch, which strangely

if you don’t want to go back

opened his eyes and wrapped his arms around my waist. He stared deeply

so startled that I withdrew my hand immediately. “Were you awake

me irresistible?” Charles asked in

quickly lifted off the quilt and rolled out of bed. “I’ll go make us some breakfast,” I said in a voice that I

I would still be in bed and doing something I would definitely regret with the man