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

worst idea I've ever

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

of the car.He slammed the door

"Hey! Wait for me!"

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

going to

could stay in his life without messing everything up was to be a sister to

long, slender legs of his made him move like

my idea of us

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

put down his gardening shears and greeted me when we passed

I replied

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

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

the living room, Christine was cutting and arranging some flowers

were just air freighted from Germany, and they

other side and drank the coffee that one of

in, he shot me

narrowed my eyes

was in a good

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

said, "Grandma, Charles and

made a decision.I

ignored him and held

take Charles as my brother.That way,

"Okay," Christine nodded.

put down the roses and poured a cup

a meaningful look on

me and seemed to understand what

Charles snorted derisively.

went his

wonder his employees were

I was not because Christine was here

show his dissatisfaction in front

my voice on purpose and

so good to provoke an arrogant man

What happened to your neck?

and looked closely

a fit of panic.I was so focused on wanting to piss off Charles

my hair and

like a little reddish bruise.Are you all

to one of the servants to bring a

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

saw him enjoying my little mishap that I

I glared at him.

doing, and I was

this time, a servant brought a plate of cherries from

attention from my neck, I took the plate and

you like some

offered, desperate to change the

still full.Why don't you give some

for a bit, I rose from my seat and sat beside

"Cherries?"