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 still be in each

the worst idea I've

laughed mirthlessly.Then, he added, "You better not mention that in front of Grandma, or we will have a

the

"Hey! Wait for me!"

ran after him, hoping to catch

going to

his life without messing everything up was to be a sister to him.I panted as I struggled to fall into step beside

slender legs of his made him move like

I thought that my idea of us being siblings to each other was a stroke

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

mansion's middle-aged gardener put down his gardening shears and greeted

I replied with a

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

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

was cutting and arranging some flowers on a

just air freighted from

on the other side and

me come in, he shot me a

narrowed my eyes at

did not matter whether or not he was in a good mood.I walked into

at me, and patted the chair beside her.I walked over and took the

Charles and I have just made

just made a decision.I didn't agree to it," Charles

and held Christine's

my brother.That way, I'll still

"Okay," Christine nodded.

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

a meaningful look on

me and seemed to understand

Charles snorted derisively.

his superior

his employees were terrified

not because Christine was

would never show his dissatisfaction in front of his

My dear brother?" I raised my voice on purpose

provoke an arrogant man

to your neck?

suddenly exclaimed and looked closely

so focused on wanting to piss off Charles

my hair and forgot all about

like a little reddish bruise.Are you all right?

gestured to one of the

Grandma.It's nothing.It's just a little scratch.No need for ointments

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

I glared at him.

and I was the one

a plate of

from my neck, I took the plate and brought it

you like some

offered, desperate to

full.Why

hesitating for a bit, I

"Cherries?"