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.

good for both of us

worst idea I've

laughed mirthlessly.Then, he added, "You better not mention that in front of Grandma,

of the car.He slammed the door

"Hey! Wait for me!"

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

was going to

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

long, slender legs of his made him move like

of us being siblings to each other was a

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

gardening shears and greeted me when we

I replied with

felt like I finally won against Charles this time, and I did not care

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

Christine was cutting and arranging some flowers on a small

just air freighted from Germany, and they exuded a fresh and clean

on the other side and

me come in, he shot

my eyes

not matter whether or not he was in

sit with me," Christine said, smiling at me, and patted the chair beside her.I walked over and

Charles and

have just made a decision.I didn't agree

him and

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

"Okay," Christine nodded.

and poured a cup of tea for

was a meaningful look on her benign

me and seemed to understand

Charles snorted derisively.

his superior aura

wonder his employees were terrified

because Christine was

never show his dissatisfaction in front

raised my voice on purpose and smirked at

good to provoke an

neck? Is that a

and looked closely at my

of panic.I was so focused on wanting to piss off Charles that I had

mansion's front door, I coiled up my hair and forgot

reddish bruise.Are you

of the

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

explained as blood rushed to my face.I looked at Charles and saw him enjoying

I glared at him.

I was the one

brought a

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

like some cherries,

offered, desperate to

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

flower arranging.After hesitating for a bit, I rose from my seat and sat beside Charles on

"Cherries?"