Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett's POV:

Unexpectedly, Charles grabbed me by the waist before lifting me off his lap. Then, he stood in front of me.

My gaze crossed his shoulder, meeting Rita's resentful glare.

Rita demanded angrily, "Scarlett! Were you the one who instigated Lily to destroy the Lively Group?!"

"Hey! Who let this crazy woman in? Where are the bodyguards? Drive her out!" Vivian immediately jumped to my defense, and stormed over with the fury of a scorned woman.

But Rita suddenly brandished a large knife and began waving it threateningly at Vivian. Her eyes burned with manic ferocity. She seemed to breathe fire as she hissed, "Come at me if you have the guts!"

"Vivian, get away from her!" Spencer stepped forward in a flash, holding Vivian protectively in his arms to shield her.

Icey screamed, horrified.

Rita's expression was twisted as she aimed the sharp end of the knife at me. She no longer looked sane. "Answer me, Scarlett! Answer me, or else...!"

I glared back at Rita, my lips a disdainful sneer. "Hey, Rita. Have you ever considered the consequences of your actions?"

As I spoke, I felt a comforting warmth on the back of my hand. Charles was holding my hand firmly, with his other hand set behind his back. Just like that, a strong sense of security engulfed my heart. I felt fearless.

Charles hardened his voice as he ordered, "Rita, put down the knife."

Rita's lips trembled, and she frowned. She stared piteously at him, tears of anguish streaming down her face like a broken faucet. "Charles, do you know what Scarlett had done to me? Do you have any idea?!"

"Rita, you need to calm down. You can't blame Scarlett for everything. She's innocent, and she's done nothing wrong!" Spencer said earnestly, trying to reason with Rita.

Unfortunately, his attempt was in vain. His words infuriated Rita even more, and her hands trembled violently as she gripped her knife. "Liar! Liar, liar, liar! Scarlett's done so many awful things to me! Why the hell are you all speaking for her?! I'm the one who got hurt! I lost everything! I'm the most innocent person here! You're all deceived by her. She's tricked all of you! She deserves to die!"

The more Rita spoke, the more emotional she became. She seemed to have no control of herself or her words, screaming at the top of her lungs. She started swinging the knife wildly as she approached me, eager to hurt me.

moved forward, wanting to pull him back to safety. But he went too

Rita's hand. The blade dug into his flesh, causing

and David screamed in

stared wide-eyed at Charles's hand around her knife, astonished. For a moment, she was stunned. Then she let out a shrill scream, withdrew her hand, and retreated

rooted to the sport, stubbornly keeping his

and fear reaching into my bones. Unable to

do such a thing? How could he be so

ached in dull agony. I rushed to check his hand, which was now

I shouted, panic lacing my

uptake. She grabbed the first aid kit and treated Charles's wound in

my hand and gave Rita's face the hardest slap

then, the room fell into

a long time, it remained that way. Then, slowly,

mind like an unstoppable tidal wave. The pain and suffering between us were

away my rationale. I lost control of myself and pounced on Rita like

almost took away everything I had. Now you've lost everything, and it couldn't happen to a better person! You

me and snapped stubbornly, "Hah! Scarlett, can you swear that you didn't plan all this in secret? You said you hated

I snarled. I looked down at her, just like how one looked down at an overconfident

father had committed! If you don't provoke me anymore, I'll let you go this time. If you dare to provoke me

silly, not knowing what to say. Slowly, her eyes

press down my

bandaged properly courtesy of Vivian, but the gauze was stained red with blood. The sight still horrified me, even though I

with a warm, loving smile.

was touched, and all the fury in me disappeared in an instant,

you too, Charles," I blurted out

for you, Charles! I saved your life! How could you be so cruel to me? Why are you doing this to me?

Besides, I already knew that you protected me at that time because you saw that

retort rendered Rita