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 of relationship.That way, we'll

idea I've ever

not mention that in front of Grandma, or we will have a whole new thing

of the car.He slammed the door shut on

"Hey! Wait for me!"

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

was going to

without messing everything up was to be a sister to him.I panted as I struggled to fall

long, slender legs of his made

now, I thought that my idea of us being siblings to

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

gardener put down his gardening shears and greeted me

afternoon," I replied with

against Charles this time, and I did not care if our

and I thought that they were the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen planted in someone's

Christine was cutting and arranging

just air freighted from Germany, and they exuded a

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

in, he shot me

narrowed my eyes at

did not matter whether or not he was

Christine said, smiling at me, and patted the chair

Charles and I have

decision.I

him and

will take Charles as my brother.That way, I'll still

"Okay," Christine nodded.

the roses and poured a cup of tea

meaningful look on

winked at me and seemed to understand

Charles snorted derisively.

his

his employees were

because Christine was here to back me

would never show his dissatisfaction in front of

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

so good to provoke

happened to your neck? Is

suddenly exclaimed and looked closely at

so focused on wanting to piss

door, I coiled up my hair and forgot all about the hickey on my

like a little reddish bruise.Are you all

gestured to one of the servants

scratch.No need for ointments or

my face.I looked at Charles and saw him enjoying my little mishap that I had to wriggle out of with an unimpressive

I glared at him.

his doing, and I was the one

brought a plate

take away the attention from my neck, I took the plate and brought

like

desperate to

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

to her flower arranging.After hesitating for a bit, I rose from

"Cherries?"