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.

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

idea

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

out of the car.He slammed the door shut on

"Hey! Wait for me!"

the car.I ran after him, hoping

to marry another

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

of his made him move like a

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

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

put down his gardening shears and greeted me when we passed by

I replied

felt like I finally won against Charles this time, and I

in full bloom, and I thought that they were the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen

and arranging

were just air freighted from

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

he

narrowed my eyes at

he was in a good

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

Charles and I have just made

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

ignored him and

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

"Okay," Christine nodded.

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

was a meaningful look on

at me and seemed to understand what

Charles snorted derisively.

went his superior

employees were

because Christine was here

never show his dissatisfaction in front of

brother?" I raised my voice on purpose

felt so good to provoke

to your neck? Is that a

and looked closely

rose from my seat in a fit of panic.I was so focused on wanting to piss off Charles that

coiled up my hair and

like a little reddish bruise.Are you all

of the servants to bring a

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

at Charles and saw him enjoying my

I glared at him.

was his doing, and I was

a servant brought a plate of cherries from the

away the attention from my neck, I took

like some cherries,

offered, desperate to change

full.Why don't you give some

me on the arm and went back to her flower arranging.After hesitating for a bit, I rose from my seat and sat beside

"Cherries?"