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

and muttered, "We're discussing going to

seemed to think of

and said 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

tone and body language gave her

marking her

meet with her future husband

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

retorted, reining

did not want to stay any longer, so I grabbed

passed by Rita, she held my hand and flashed me her best

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

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

great actress, but I was not in the mood

not what I meant.I truly want you to be

as if I

a nice life, too." I felt so disgusted that

sore spot.I won't speak of it anymore, but if you need help

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

she was the queen, and I was

motivation, she would sink her claws into him and chain him

could not see through her schemes, but I

of her little show, I marched out of Charles's apartment and

heard Charles bark at Rita, "Stay here and wait

Charles uttered in a voice I had never heard him

anymore.I walked

footsteps approaching me, I pumped the down button

was how much I wanted

for Charles and Rita today had

Charles caught up with me before the

"I'm going home to

forgot to bring it with me."Charles did

like an eternity, he finally said, "Rita's

then that meant Rita was stalking her own boyfriend, which I found

me at the restaurant near the TV station on my first day at

if she were following me that day, too? What a crafty woman! She had been shadowing me and Charles all

understand why Charles would keep

to be head-over-heels in love with her and was desperate to marry her? I turned around and

your name.It's

did not tell Rita about this place

"Oh, I see."