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."

his face. He looked as though he was on

do more than that. Do you really think we can 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 trying to make a clean break with you? I don't want to see

could not control my

believe you just because you say so? Sad to say, but if you really have slept with William, then

emerged in the pit of my stomach. "What did you just say? Do you really believe

tugged at the

It's up to you if you want our children to be unhappy. But I have to remind you. Even if you get discharged, you can't escape from my watch. Do you really think you can leave me? Unfortunately, you'll

a hammer. Ever so slowly, my

you're out

being angry because of what I had

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

spitting what he thought were facts. How could I show

in front of you? Or perhaps, should

"Scarlett!"

with his body. Then, with his one hand, he

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

spoke, his eyes were red, and his voice was choked with sobs. He then eventually released his

son? Haven't you seen how much I loved him since the moment

my face, I lay on the bed in despair,

loved James. But the thing was, he was entangled with the woman who had almost killed my son. Of course, I could not pretend

relationship go to waste just because of one thing," Charles

to his plea and

did not care about who was right and who was wrong anymore. All I wanted right now was to get away

will also make sure that you won't leave my side," Charles said in a matter-of-fact tone, ignoring what

him and said, "Then I will die in front

it seemed that death was the

know that their mother had a mental breakdown because of a problem in marriage and

went blank all

on, I'm afraid that they won't believe in love anymore.

"You... You're impossible!"

the only ones I could never let go of. How could I bear to make them

me out for the rest of our lives. If being good means that I'll have to let

high horse. You're

thing for our children.

at Charles's face, hoping to see even a trace of pity. However, the only thing I saw was his