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.”

dissatisfaction in his tone. “Relax. I can take care of myself. You should go to

thinking of running away

away,” I reassured

seem to believe my words. “Do you

feel a little uneasy. Nervous, I

but I pretended not to notice

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

replied. He then nervously looked at me and

my head in

and pulled me into his arms.

“Yes.”

whispered in my

tight embrace. His comforting warmth engulfed my heart. I felt secure with him right next to me. What had happened between

picked me up and

lunch. But then, he returned

kissed me on the forehead and went back to the

the oranges and browsed the news while waiting for

my eye. A woman who had had a miscarriage   ranted on the Internet. The title read, “My little angel

guess who the

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

felt a sinking feeling in the pit of

I 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 and just

Rita,” I said

it for me,”

as the call connected, Rita’s anxious voice rang in my ears. “Charles, believe me, it wasn’t me. I hope you don’t

I know it’s

Where’s Charles?” Rita asked

did not expect that I would be the one who would answer her

is busy preparing lunch. Do you have anything else to say?” I walked out of the kitchen as I spoke, not wanting

you pay the price for what

purpose. You killed your own child. If you can’t remember what happened, I can help you check the surveillance video for

Mark my words, you wicked woman. I’ll

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

you mean?” Rita queried in

remind you that two months have passed.”

speaking, I saw Charles walking towards me, so I hung up the call

put another plate of

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

asked with a straight

answered. I wondered how he found out about