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.

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

the worst idea I've ever

of Grandma, or we will have a whole

the car.He slammed the door

"Hey! Wait for me!"

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

was going to marry

everything up was to be a sister to

of his made him move like

my idea of us being siblings to

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

middle-aged gardener put down his gardening shears

I replied

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

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

cutting and arranging some flowers on

just air freighted from Germany, and they exuded a fresh

on the sofa on the other side and drank

he shot me a

narrowed my eyes at

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

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

said, "Grandma, Charles and I have just made a

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

him and

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

"Okay," Christine nodded.

put down the roses and poured a cup of tea

meaningful look on her benign

winked at me and seemed to understand

Charles snorted derisively.

went his superior

wonder his employees were terrified of

not because Christine

show his dissatisfaction in front

dear brother?" I raised my voice on purpose and smirked at

felt so good to provoke

happened to your neck? Is that

exclaimed and looked

from my seat in a fit of panic.I was so focused

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

this looks like a little reddish bruise.Are you all right? Does

one of the

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

face.I looked at Charles and saw him enjoying my

I glared at him.

was his doing, and I was the

servant brought a

my neck, I took the plate and brought it

like

desperate to

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

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

"Cherries?"