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.

a glance at 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 other's

idea I've ever

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

out of the

"Hey! Wait for me!"

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

was going to marry another

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

legs of his made him

him now, I thought that my idea of us being siblings to

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

middle-aged gardener put down his gardening shears

afternoon," I replied with

I felt extremely happy.I felt like I finally won against Charles this time, and I did not care if our little fight was pointless

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

Christine was cutting and

which were just air freighted from Germany, and they exuded a fresh

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

me come in, he

my eyes

he was in

me, and patted the chair beside her.I

said, "Grandma, Charles and I

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

ignored him and

brother.That way, I'll still be

"Okay," Christine nodded.

down the roses and poured a cup of

a meaningful look on her benign

at me and seemed to understand what I

Charles snorted derisively.

his superior

his employees

because Christine

would never show his dissatisfaction in

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

provoke an arrogant

to your neck? Is that a

looked closely

my seat in a fit of panic.I was so focused on wanting to

I coiled up my

reddish

of

scratch.No need for ointments or

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

I glared at him.

was his doing, and I

brought a plate of cherries

my neck, I took the plate and brought it to

like

offered, desperate to

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

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

"Cherries?"