Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett's POV: 

"Rita is in the hospital." Charles obviously did not intend to open the door.

The doorbell rang again as if it would never stop unless the door was opened.

It seemed that the unexpected visitor was a stubborn person.

If it were not Rita, then who else could it be? Charles turned his head toward the door and frowned.

He seemed to already know who was standing outside.

"Okay.I'm not sticking around to find out who that is.I'm going to hide out somewhere." I stood up and tried to find a place to hide.

Even though Charles and I were only having breakfast and had not done anything that crossed the line, I still did not want to cause any trouble.

Charles looked at me with a complicated look in his eyes.

Then, he walked toward the door.

He strode over so fast that I was not able to hide.

"Hi, Charles."

The first thing Rita did after Charles opened the door was look over his shoulder into the living room.

She spotted me right away by the dining table.

 They were not married yet, but I was already regarding them as a couple, and I was the outsider who should not be in Charles's apartment at this time of day.

That was how I felt whenever I was around them.

Charles stood at the door as if he was blocking Rita's passage.

Rita said lightly, "Charles, why are you standing in my way like that? Are you hiding another woman in there that you don't want me to meet?"

"Only Scarlett is here,"

Charles said calmly and then moved aside to let Rita in.

Rita came in and asked me with a smile, "Hello, Scarlett.What are you doing here so early? Is there a problem?"

"Why don't you ask Charles?"

Rita was asking a question that she already knew the answer to, and I was not going to fall for it.

pretentious air that she put on, so I diverted the question to Charles and let him deal

and muttered, "We're discussing going to the

seemed to think

voice, "Scarlett, we have known each other for a long time.If you need anything, don't hesitate

and body

marking her

meet with her

for the offer, but I can file my own divorce, thank you very

retorted, reining in

want to stay any longer, so I grabbed my purse and headed

hand and flashed me her best

love can't be forced.Love should be mutual in order for it to be real.The more you hold on to what's not meant for you, the more you delay what is.You don’t want to waste your time on someone who's in love with somebody else, do

all yours.I'm not going to try

not in the

what I meant.I truly want you

me as if I were

life, too." I felt

touched a sore spot.I won't speak of it anymore, but if you need help with anything, my door is always

to me as if I were one of her closest friends from way back, but

Charles's home, she was the queen, and I was the enemy that

was acting like Charles's dainty little girlfriend, but with the right motivation, she would sink her

her schemes, but I could smell them

had enough of her little show, I marched out

I saw myself out, I heard Charles bark at

was a stern order that Charles uttered in a voice I had never heard him use

have to care anymore.I walked to the elevator and waited for it to

I heard footsteps approaching me, I pumped

much I wanted

for Charles and Rita

caught up with me before

I muttered, "I'm going home to get the

it with me."Charles did

an eternity, he finally said, "Rita's never been here before.I've never told her about this

then that meant Rita was

the restaurant near the TV

she were following me that day, too? What a

understand why Charles would keep a

supposed to be head-over-heels in

under your name.It's written in the agreement," Charles

it? He did not tell Rita about this place because it belonged to

"Oh, I see."