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.

glance at him and pressed, "I think it will be good for both of us to have that kind

worst idea

he added, "You better not mention that in front of Grandma, or we will have a whole

Charles got out of the car.He slammed the door shut on

"Hey! Wait for me!"

of the car.I ran after him, hoping to catch him before he entered

to

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

slender legs of his made him move like a

us being

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

middle-aged gardener put down his gardening shears and greeted me

replied with a

like I finally won against Charles this time, and I did not care if our little

were in full bloom, and I thought that they were the

Christine was cutting and arranging some flowers

which were just air freighted from Germany, and they exuded a fresh

sofa on the other side and drank the coffee that one

come in, he shot me

my eyes at

not he was in a good

me," Christine said, smiling at me, and patted the

and I have just

decision.I didn't

and held

Charles as my brother.That

"Okay," Christine nodded.

she put down the roses and poured a cup of tea for

was a meaningful look on her benign

at me and seemed to understand

Charles snorted derisively.

went his

his employees were

Christine was here

would never show his dissatisfaction in front of

My dear brother?" I raised my voice on purpose and smirked

provoke an arrogant

What happened to your neck? Is that a mosquito

looked closely

in a fit of panic.I was so focused

coiled up my hair and forgot all about

like a little reddish bruise.Are

asked and then gestured to one of the servants

little scratch.No need for ointments or anything like that.It'll clear up in

as blood rushed to my face.I looked at Charles and saw him enjoying my little mishap that I had to wriggle out

I glared at him.

hickey was his doing, and I was the one paying

a servant brought a plate of

take away the attention from my neck, I

like some cherries,

desperate to change

still full.Why don't

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

"Cherries?"