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.”

could not help but chuckle when I sensed the dissatisfaction in his tone. “Relax. I can

running away while I’m

run away,” I reassured

did not seem to believe

gaze made me feel a little uneasy. Nervous, I licked my lips and did not answer

but I pretended not

I looked up at him and asked in a serious tone, “Do you regret

Charles firmly replied. He then nervously looked at me and

shook my head in

a sigh of relief and pulled

“Yes.”

whispered in

felt secure with him right next to me. What had happened between him and Rita

picked me up and carried me to the

cook our lunch. But

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

the oranges and browsed the news

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 can still anchor a TV

to guess who the person behind the post was.Some

touched my belly unconsciously. If Charles had not caught me in

in the pit of my stomach at

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

Rita,” I said

it for me,”

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

misunderstanding at all. I know

Rita asked in disbelief.

I would be the

anything else to say?” I walked out of

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

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

yours will be next. Mark my words, you wicked woman. I’ll make you taste

did not take her threats seriously. Instead, I laughed at her as I sensed the desperation in her voice. “You know, when I came back from France, I heard that you only had two months left

do you mean?” Rita queried

to remind you that two months have passed.”

Charles walking towards me, so I hung up the

put another plate of orange slices

loud just now? Did he hear me? Would Charles get mad at me for my bad attitude

he just asked with a straight face, “Did you see

answered. I wondered how he found out