Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett's POV: 

"Let me go," I said and bit my lip.

"You've been telling me that a lot lately,"

Charles backfired and flicked me on the forehead with his finger.

"Ouch! That hurt!" I whined.

It really did hurt.

He had used a lot of strength.

"As it should.If it didn't, you wouldn't learn your lesson at all.I take my eye off you for half a day, and you take up day drinking.You haven't even fully recovered from your last bad hangover, and you're already messing around.What's wrong with you?"

Charles flicked me again, venting his annoyance.

This time, he only exerted a little strength.His fingers touched my forehead gently like a feather.

"What do you care?"

I murmured as the back of my eyes stung.

Rita's words kept echoing in my mind, and they sank my heart deeper and deeper.

"You're not a child anymore, but you're acting like some rebellious brat who always makes me worry."

Charles pinched my cheek and squinted at me.

"This is your last warning, Scarlett.No more drinking, you hear me?"

Once again, I was stunned by the look of genuine concern in Charles's face despite the pointedness of his words.

"Then promise me one thing first,"

I started and raised my head to meet his gaze.

"No.You don't get to bargain here,"

Charles replied without hesitation.

The soft, gentle expression he just wore moments ago was suddenly replaced by that annoying smirk that made me want to beat the hell out of him.

I shot him a furious glance.

What was wrong with him? Why was he so supercilious? What was worse, I did not hate him at all.

Damn it! There was nobody in the world that I despised more than myself for that.

Seeing that I fell silent, Charles loosened his grip on my hand and said, "Fine.What do you want? Maybe I'll agree to it if I feel like it."

After thinking for a while, I lowered my head and straightened my dress.

"Let's be brother and sister from now on.I'll be a good sister to you, and you'll be a good brother to me."

"I beg your pardon?"

Charles asked, gloom suddenly twisting his handsome face.

both of us to have that kind of relationship.That way, we'll still be in

idea I've

"You better not mention that in front of Grandma, or we will have

got out of the car.He slammed

"Hey! Wait for me!"

him and jumped out of the car.I ran after him, hoping to catch

was going to marry another

stay in his life without messing everything up was to be a sister to him.I panted as I struggled to

long, slender legs of his made him move like

that my idea of us being siblings to each other

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

shears and

afternoon," I replied with a

this time, and

I thought that they were

room, Christine was cutting and arranging some flowers on a small

were champagne roses, which were just air freighted from Germany, and they

on the sofa on the other side and drank the coffee that one of the

come in, he shot me a

narrowed my eyes at

whether or not he was in a good mood.I

me," Christine said, smiling at me, and patted the chair beside her.I

said, "Grandma, Charles and I have just made

have just made a decision.I

ignored him and

as my brother.That way, I'll still

"Okay," Christine nodded.

put down the roses and poured a cup of tea for

a meaningful look

me and seemed

Charles snorted derisively.

went his

his employees were terrified of

Christine was here to back me

show his dissatisfaction in front of

My dear brother?" I raised my voice on

good to provoke an arrogant

happened to your neck?

suddenly exclaimed and looked closely at

so focused on wanting to piss off Charles

my hair and forgot all about the hickey

little reddish bruise.Are you all right? Does

then gestured to one of the servants to bring a

for ointments or

my face.I looked at Charles and saw him enjoying my little mishap

I glared at him.

his doing, and I

time, a servant brought a plate of cherries from

my neck, I took the plate and brought it

like some

offered, desperate to change the

thank you, dear.I'm still full.Why don't you give

hesitating for a bit, I rose from my seat and sat beside Charles on

"Cherries?"