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

muttered, "We're discussing going to the law firm later

to think

in a sickeningly sweet voice, "Scarlett, we have known each other for a long time.If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask me.I will do anything in

tone and body

was marking

meet with

for the offer, but I can file my own

retorted, reining in

stay any longer, so I grabbed

hand and

mean it, Scarlett.You're like family to me, and I'm really sorry you and Charles didn't work out.But you have to understand that 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

divorce, he's all yours.I'm not going

was not in the

that's not what I meant.I truly want you to

if I were

I felt

I touched a sore spot.I won't speak of it anymore, but if

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

home, she was the queen, and I

but with the right motivation, she would sink her claws into

schemes, but I could smell them from a mile

little show, I marched out of Charles's

at Rita, "Stay here and wait for me to come

order that Charles uttered in a voice I had never

have to care anymore.I walked to the elevator

heard footsteps approaching me,

think about was how much I

and Rita today

to my bad luck, Charles caught up with me before the elevator

muttered, "I'm going home to

with me."Charles did not say

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

Rita

restaurant near the TV station on

too? What a crafty woman! She had been shadowing

not understand why Charles would keep a secret

tell her about this place when he was supposed to be head-over-heels in love with her and was desperate to

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

He did not tell Rita about

"Oh, I see."