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.”

the dissatisfaction in his tone. “Relax. I can take care of myself.

running away

away,”

Charles did not seem to believe my words. “Do you think I’ll

uneasy. Nervous, I licked my

eyes darkened, but I pretended not to

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

firmly replied. He then nervously looked

shook my head in

breathed a sigh of relief and pulled me into his arms. “Can you

“Yes.”

sorry,” Charles whispered in my

a tight embrace. His comforting warmth engulfed my heart. I felt secure with him right next to

later, Charles picked me up and carried me to

to the kitchen to cook our lunch. But then, he returned to the living room not long after with a plate of orange slices

he kissed me on the forehead and went back to

the oranges and browsed the news while waiting

miscarriage   ranted on the Internet. The title read, “My little angel was killed,

tried to guess who the person behind the post

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

pit of my stomach

was in a deep thought, Charles’s phone rang, disrupting my thoughts. I decided to take his phone to the kitchen.

I said

me,” Charles asked

immediately did as told. As soon as the call connected, Rita’s anxious voice rang in my ears. “Charles,

there’s no misunderstanding at all. I know it’s you who posted it,” I

Rita asked in

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

for what

didn’t push you. You fell on purpose. You killed your own child. If you can’t remember what

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

in her voice. “You know, when

Rita

I just wanted to remind you that two months

Charles walking towards

put another plate of orange slices on the

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

just asked with a straight face, “Did you see

answered. I wondered how he found out about