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

idea I've ever

not mention that in front of Grandma, or we will have a whole new thing

out of the car.He

"Hey! Wait for me!"

car.I ran after him, hoping to catch him before he

was going to marry

only way I could stay in his life without messing everything up was to be a sister to him.I panted as I

his made him move

now, I thought that my idea of us being siblings to each other was a stroke

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

gardening shears and greeted

afternoon," I replied with

this time, and I did not care

rose bushes in the mansion's garden were in full bloom, and I thought that

living room, Christine was cutting and arranging some flowers on a small

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

the other side and

he shot

narrowed my eyes at

or not he was in a good mood.I

and patted the chair

"Grandma, Charles and

made a decision.I didn't agree to

him and held Christine's

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

"Okay," Christine nodded.

the roses and poured a cup

a meaningful look on

me and seemed to understand

Charles snorted derisively.

his

his employees

because Christine was

would never show his dissatisfaction in front

raised my voice on

so good to provoke an arrogant man

What happened to your neck? Is that a

and looked closely

fit of panic.I was so focused on

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

a little reddish bruise.Are you all

of

just a little scratch.No need for ointments or anything

blood rushed to my face.I looked at Charles and saw him enjoying my

I glared at him.

I was the one paying

brought a plate of cherries from

take away the attention from my neck, I took the

you like

to

full.Why don't you give some to

flower arranging.After hesitating for a bit, I rose from my seat and sat beside Charles on

"Cherries?"