Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett’s POV: 

As I lay on the sofa leisurely, Charles walked up to me with a glass of water. He then handed it to me, and I kissed him on the cheek in return.

Charles fell stunned.

“What? Isn’t it enough?” I asked incredulously.

Charles eyed me with suspicion. “Why did you kiss me? Tell me the truth. Are you plotting against me?”

I clenched the glass of water tighter, annoyed that he was accusing me of something I could not possibly do. 

“What? Weren’t you asking for a kiss? You put your face close to me, so I figured you wanted me to kiss you.”

Charles frowned and looked me in the eye.

I could not help but feel uneasy whenever he stared at me with his tantalizing eyes. To ease the awkwardness around us, I took a sip of water and put the glass near his lips. 

“Would you like to drink?”

“Something’s wrong with you today.” Charles put the glass away and held me in his arms.

“What is it? There’s nothing wrong with me. You’re just being paranoid.” 

“What happened?” he asked in a low voice.

“What are you talking about?” I feigned innocence and acted as if I had no idea what he was talking about.

“Stop acting dumb. You know that won’t work against me. You know what? I’ll keep an eye on you. The stranger you are, the more vigilant I’ll be.” Charles stared at me intently as if he wanted to see a guilty conscience in my eyes.

For a moment, we looked into each other’s eyes. Just as I was about to look away, Charles leaned in and kissed me.

I chuckled inwardly, but I did not object to his passionate kiss.

Charles’s hands wandered around my body as we kissed, and his sensuous touch rendered me weak.

However, his phone suddenly rang. But knowing Charles, he would not let such a trivial thing ruin our moment. At that moment, he answered the call without letting me go.

From the sound of it, Amy was reporting to him about work.

While they were in the middle of the conversation, I patted Charles’s hand and signaled him that I needed to go to the restroom.

Charles looked at me warily but let me go in the end.

I came out of the bathroom not long after. To my surprise, Charles was standing in front of me, blocking my way. He stared at me with narrowed eyes and complained, “What took you so long? The call is already finished, but you were still inside.”

but chuckle when I sensed the dissatisfaction in his tone.

of running away while

away,” I reassured

seem to believe my words.

a little uneasy. Nervous, I licked

but I pretended not

a moment of silence, I looked up at him and asked in a

firmly replied. He then nervously looked at me and asked back, “What

shook my head

sigh of relief and pulled me

“Yes.”

whispered

with him right next to me. What had happened between him and Rita did not

few moments later, Charles picked me up and carried me to the

our lunch.” He went to the kitchen to cook our lunch. But then, he returned to the living room not long after with

putting down the plate, he kissed me on the forehead and went back

oranges and browsed the news while waiting for

news on the trending search caught my eye. A woman who had had a miscarriage   ranted on the Internet. The title read, “My little angel was killed, but the murderer

netizens. They tried to guess who the person behind

my belly unconsciously. If Charles had not caught me in time, my little angel might have died

the pit of my stomach at the thought of

a deep thought, Charles’s phone rang, disrupting my thoughts. I decided to take his phone to the kitchen. However, Charles did not

I

me,”

soon as the call connected, Rita’s anxious voice rang in my ears. “Charles, believe

no misunderstanding at all. I know it’s you

Rita

that I would be the one who would answer her

have anything else to say?” I walked out of the kitchen as I spoke, not wanting

numbered. I’ll make sure you pay the price for what you’ve done to me!” Rita yelled at the

can’t remember what happened, I can help you check the surveillance video for you to see for yourself,” I

Mark my words, you wicked woman. I’ll make you taste your own

as I sensed the desperation in her voice. “You know, when I came back

you mean?” Rita queried in confusion.

remind you

speaking, I saw Charles walking towards me, so I

of orange slices on

his eyes, and I clenched his phone in dread. Did I speak too loud just now? Did he hear me? Would Charles get mad

just asked with a straight face,

truthfully answered. I wondered how he found