Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett's POV:

I lay weakly in Charles's arms, barely breathing and surrounded by despair.

He gently laid me on the bed and held my hand.

"I'll arrange another physical therapy session for you later. Take a rest first."

For a moment, I felt like my heart was being pierced by a knife. I used to love the man in front of me with all my heart. But now, all I wanted was to get away from him as far as I could.

"I slept with William," I said out of nowhere.

It was a lie. After years of entanglement with Charles, I knew very well how to break his heart.

To my surprise, he did not go hysterical. Rather, he just calmly stared at me with his deep, emotionless eyes

"Didn't you hear what I said? I had sex with William!" I repeated with more conviction

When I spoke, my chin was raised, and I looked at him with defiance.

"Scarlett, don't lie to me," Charles warned through gritted teeth.

We were staring into each other's eyes when, suddenly, a sharp pain shot across my arm. He had tightened his grip on my wrist, and I froze because of the pain.

"There's no point in hiding the truth anymore. The kids may be yours, but I indeed slept with William."

I endured the pain and continued to rub salt into his wound.

"Why do you have to do this?" Charles asked coldly.

"Do you want to hear more about it?" I looked into his eyes with a smirk and made a story up. "It was raining heavily that night. I went to his room—"

"Enough!" Charles roared. His veins stood out on his forehead, and he clenched my shoulder tightly in rage.

"I loathed you to the core. Just so you know, I slept with William because that was the fastest and the most direct way to take revenge on you."

My mouth automatically uttered those words to spite him. I could not even feel pain in my shoulder at all.

"Do you hate me that much? To think, you're even willing to use your body as a tool for revenge. I don't believe you."

Pain and disappointment were written all over his face. He looked as though he

keep me by your side? Charles, I don't know if you're too naive or just stupid. Can't you see that I'm trying to make a clean break with you? I don't want to see your

control

I thought that he had given up. Boy, was I wrong. "Do you think I will believe you just because you say so? Sad to

sinking feeling emerged in the pit of my stomach. "What did you just say? Do you really believe that we can just live together and pretend to be a happy couple

sneer tugged at the corners of

if you get discharged, you can't escape from my

hit me like a hammer. Ever so slowly,

you're out

being angry because of what I

marriage, as they know it, is just a show?" Why

what he thought

miserably in front of you? Or perhaps, should I tell him that you never loved me and that you cared more

"Scarlett!"

with his body. Then, with his one hand, he held my hands above my head and pinched my chin with the other, rendering me

James back to us. And at that very moment, you

was choked with sobs. He then eventually released his grip on my hands. Without another word, he cupped my chin and stroked my cheeks over and

could you say that I didn't love my son? Haven't you

tears streaming down my face, I lay on the bed in despair, my heart numb in

was entangled with the woman who had almost killed my

relationship go to waste just

ear to his plea and murmured,

was right and who was wrong anymore. All I wanted right now was to get away from

my side," Charles said in a matter-of-fact tone, ignoring what

to look at him and said, "Then I will die in front

seemed that death was

And when they do, do you want them to know that

blank all

won't believe in love anymore. Do you

"You... You're impossible!"

only ones I could never let

If being good means that I'll have

high horse. You're

I'm manipulating you to do the right thing for our children. You

a trace of pity. However,