Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett's POV: 

The following morning, when I woke up, Charles was working on some files right beside the bed.

Gently, I called his attention.

"Charles."

He immediately stopped working, rushed to my side, and took care of me.He was so cautious in taking care of me that it made me think I was paralyzed or something.

At noon, I heard a knock on the door.It was Nina.She came in with a bouquet of flowers in hand.

"Hi, Scarlett," she muttered.

"Nina," I greeted her with a smile.

Nina approached the bedside.Her eyes were filled with tears, and she could barely speak, for she was on the brink of sobbing.

"How are you feeling now? Yesterday, you were covered in blood.I was so scared!" cried Nina.

"There's no need to worry anymore.I'm fine." I held her hand, gently patting it in an attempt to comfort her.

"I was really scared that you might never wake up, and that you…"

My heart sank when she said that.I held Nina's hand tightly, and shook my head at her.

"Stop it, Nina."

I glanced over at Charles and saw him sitting on the sofa.

He was still reading through some documents, but he looked awfully gloomy.

Nina looked at Charles as well and spoke in a hushed voice.

"You don't want him to worry about you?" she asked.

I winked at her, flashing an innocent smile.

Nina sighed at my non-verbal response.

"When I opened that door, I was so scared to see Charles first that I almost turned around and just left," she said.

"Why are you so afraid of him?" I asked, visibly confused.

With guilt written on her face, Nina whispered to my ear, "Yesterday, after you got stabbed, I was so agitated that I almost had a fight with Charles."

Her words warmed my heart and it put a smile on my face.

"Oh, Nina… It's okay.I'm sure he knows you're just worried about me like he is," I responded.

Nina breathed a sigh of relief and decided to change the topic.

"I saw your bodyguards catch Linda yesterday, but before long, Charles let her go.He's probably worried that his actions might affect your career in the TV station.But I do wonder… how did Charles know that Linda had no prior knowledge of what happened yesterday?"

Upon hearing Nina's question, I was lost in thought.

"Considering how Linda got to where she is right now, I'm sure she's not an idiot.Had she known that Lucia wanted to murder me, she wouldn't have allowed her to commit the crime inside the TV station," I answered.

Nina nodded in agreement.

"Hmm… that does make sense." I couldn't help but glance over at Charles again.

He was still focused on reading his documents.

‘'He looks so serious.He has a charm that's enough to make people fall in love with him at first sight.To top it off, he's so considerate of me.He's always thinking of what's best for me,’' I thought to myself.

There was no denying that he once hurt me deeply in the past, but it was also true that once he had fallen in love with someone, he would make sure that the woman he fell in love with would be the happiest woman on earth.

"You are so smitten by him!" Nina teased.

Shyly, I looked away and did my best to maintain my composure.

"No, I'm not! Don't spout nonsense, Nina."

it! Nobody's going to buy

in a

her

she still had work to do, so after chatting with me

the documents he was reading, closed his eyes, and rubbed between his brows before walking towards

Is the problem at work

to see him so spent Charles shook his head, sat on the edge of the bed,

heard you already caught Linda, but you let her go right away.Why'd you do that?" I asked

it for my sake,"

left me

and kissed me on the

her to experience all the pain you've suffered, but I was worried that

unexpected answer

now on, she'll never trouble

"She agreed to resign?"

got some dirt on her.Whether she likes it or not, she has to agree,"

and leaned against Charles' chest in

of a sudden, my phone

I heard William's worried voice, "Scarlett, I heard that something happened to you.Are you

at Charles and said, "Much better, actually.Don't worry, Charles is here to

me right now.I'll visit you after you get discharged from

"Okay, thank you, William."

me and asked, "Do you have some sort of personal relationship with William? Why is he always contacting you whenever it's

of pondering, I answered, "We don't really contact each other that much.He just called me because he heard I was injured, and he

you yet, but I think you should know,"

"What is it?"

sister donated her organs after her death, and

Charles said, 1

"Is that true?"

why did he choose to work with you of all

voice was frigid, and it

of my interactions with

shouldn't think about

my face with

I had gathered my composure, I saw his face

his lips formed

me

was amused by that

picked up the food and fed me

you should behave

obliged to his

a whole week, Charles almost

daytime, and he'd sleep on the sofa at

to the weather forecast, it would rain

bring over a thick blanket

Charles said, appearing to be touched

and smiled as I shrank into my

light, Charles. Good

flick of the switch, the light was turned

sound of pouring rain outside the window could be

a part of the

Charles had lay beside me on the bed with his arms

"Charles?"

and hold me in his arms.I didn't know what to

respond

hear his steady heartbeat from this

you doing? I'm a

said, sounding quite

Charles' hushed laughter

not going to do anything to you.What are you even

words, and they never

I looked

anything! Go back to the sofa!

my eyes adapted to the

could see him staring right at