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."

were written all over his face. He looked as

get back together as long as you 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

could not control my

wrong. "Do you think I will believe you just

you just say? Do you really believe that we can just live together and

tugged at the corners of

Even if you get discharged, you can't escape from my watch. Do you really think you can leave me?

so slowly, my heart sank into the

out

I

as they know it, is just a show?" Why don't you

thought were facts. How could I show any

James that you remained indifferent when he had just died miserably in front of you? Or perhaps, should I tell him that you never loved me and that you cared more about the person who

"Scarlett!"

bed and pinned me with his body. Then, with his one hand, he held my hands above my head

me carefully. Back then, Rita had no way of escaping. Killing her was easy, but what was the point of that? Her death wouldn't bring James back to us. And at that very moment, you were in my arms, dying. I wanted to save

As he spoke, his eyes were red, and his voice was choked with sobs. He then eventually released his grip on my hands. Without another word, he cupped

Haven't you seen

down my face, I lay on the bed in despair, my

with the woman who had almost killed my son. Of course, I could not pretend that

you, don't let our relationship go to waste just because of one thing," Charles

ear to his

was right and who was wrong anymore. All I wanted

sure that you won't leave my side," Charles said in a matter-of-fact

I turned to look at him and said,

the line. Unfortunately, it seemed that death was the

you want to watch our kids grow up? And when they do, do you want them to know that their

blank all of a

that they won't believe in love anymore. Do you want them to end up alone and lonely? I don't

"You... You're impossible!"

ones

I'll have to let you leave and let our children grow up in a broken family, then I

off your high horse.

right thing for our children.

stared at Charles's face, hoping to see even a trace of pity.