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.

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

of Grandma, or we will have a whole new

of the car.He slammed the door shut on

"Hey! Wait for me!"

of the car.I ran after him, hoping

to marry another

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

slender legs of his made him move like

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

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

gardening shears and greeted me when we passed

I replied with a

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

mansion's garden were in full bloom, and I thought that they

Christine was cutting and arranging some flowers on

freighted from

other side and drank the coffee that one of the servants

in, he shot me

narrowed my eyes

was

with me," Christine said, smiling at me, and

"Grandma, Charles and I

made a decision.I didn't

and held Christine's

take Charles as my brother.That way,

"Okay," Christine nodded.

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

look

seemed to

Charles snorted derisively.

went his

his employees were

not because Christine was here to

never show his dissatisfaction in front of

dear brother?" I raised my voice on purpose

good to provoke

happened to your neck? Is that

suddenly exclaimed and looked closely at my

my seat in a fit of panic.I was so

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

this looks like a little reddish bruise.Are you

then gestured to one of the servants

nothing.It's just a little scratch.No need for ointments or anything like

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

I glared at him.

and I

a servant brought a plate of cherries from

attention from my neck, I took the plate and brought it

like some

to change

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

to her flower arranging.After hesitating for a bit, I rose from my seat and sat

"Cherries?"