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

idea I've ever

added, "You better not mention that in front of Grandma, or we will have a whole

of the car.He slammed the door

"Hey! Wait for me!"

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

was going to

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

his

thought that my idea of us being siblings to each other

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

put down his gardening shears and greeted

afternoon," I replied with

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

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

the living room, Christine was cutting and

freighted from Germany, and they exuded a

and

he shot me a cold

narrowed my

did not matter whether or not he was in a good

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

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

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

him and held

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

"Okay," Christine nodded.

poured a cup of tea

meaningful look on her

seemed

Charles snorted derisively.

went his superior aura

his employees were terrified

I was not because Christine was here

never show his dissatisfaction

I raised my voice on purpose

to provoke an arrogant man like

happened to your neck? Is

suddenly exclaimed and looked

was so focused on

my hair and forgot all about the hickey on

a little reddish bruise.Are

gestured to one of the servants to bring

scratch.No need for ointments or anything like

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

I glared at him.

his doing, and I was the one paying

brought a plate of cherries from

away the attention from my neck, I took the plate

you like

desperate to change

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

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

"Cherries?"