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.

think it will be good for both of us to have that kind of relationship.That way, we'll still be in each other's lives without

worst idea I've

he added, "You better not mention that in front of Grandma, or we will have

out of the car.He slammed the door

"Hey! Wait for me!"

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

going to

messing everything up was to be a sister to him.I panted

slender legs of his made him move like

at him now, I thought that my idea of us being

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

shears and greeted

I replied with a

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

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

cutting and arranging some flowers

just air freighted from Germany,

the other side and drank the coffee that one of the servants

me come in, he shot me a

my

was in a good mood.I walked

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

Charles and I

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

ignored him and held

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

"Okay," Christine nodded.

the roses and poured a cup

was a meaningful look

winked at me and seemed to

Charles snorted derisively.

his

wonder his employees were terrified

I was not because Christine

his dissatisfaction in front of his

brother?" I raised my voice on purpose and

good to provoke an arrogant man

your neck? Is that

suddenly exclaimed and looked closely at my

panic.I was so focused on wanting to piss off

mansion's front door, I coiled up my hair

looks like a little reddish bruise.Are you

to one of the servants to bring a healing

need for ointments or anything like that.It'll clear up in a few

at Charles and saw him enjoying my little mishap that I

I glared at him.

was his doing, and I was the

time, a servant brought a plate of

the attention from my neck, I took the plate and

like some cherries,

to change

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

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

"Cherries?"