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.

of us to have that kind of relationship.That way, we'll still be in each other's lives

worst idea I've ever

front of Grandma, or we will have a whole

out of the car.He slammed the door shut

"Hey! Wait for me!"

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

going to marry

I could stay in his life without messing everything up was to be a sister to him.I panted as I struggled to fall into step

slender legs of his made him move like

thought that my idea of us being siblings to each

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

mansion's middle-aged gardener put down his gardening shears

I replied

the moment, I felt extremely happy.I felt like I finally won against Charles this time, and I

and I thought that they

cutting and arranging some

air freighted from Germany, and they exuded a fresh and clean

the other side and drank

come in, he shot me a

narrowed my

matter whether or not he was in a good mood.I

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

said, "Grandma, Charles and I have

made a decision.I didn't agree to

him and

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

"Okay," Christine nodded.

poured a cup of tea for me from the

meaningful look

and seemed to

Charles snorted derisively.

went his superior

employees were terrified

not because Christine was here

never show his dissatisfaction

My dear brother?" I raised my voice on purpose

felt so good to provoke

to your neck? Is that a

and looked closely at

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

I coiled up my hair

reddish bruise.Are you all

one of the servants

nothing.It's just a little scratch.No need for ointments or anything like that.It'll clear up in a few

at Charles and saw him enjoying my little

I glared at him.

hickey was his doing, and I was the one paying

servant brought a plate of

from my neck, I took the plate and brought it

you like some

offered, desperate to

still full.Why don't you give some

me on the arm and went back to her flower arranging.After hesitating for

"Cherries?"