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 to have that kind of relationship.That way, we'll still be

worst idea I've

not mention that in front of Grandma, or we

of the car.He slammed the door shut on

"Hey! Wait for me!"

of the car.I ran

going to

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

legs of his made him

him 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 me when

afternoon," I replied

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

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

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

were champagne roses, which were just air freighted from Germany,

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

come in, he shot me a

narrowed my eyes

not matter whether or not he was in a good mood.I walked into the room

Christine said, smiling at me, and patted the chair beside her.I walked over and took the

said, "Grandma, Charles and I have

have just made a decision.I didn't

ignored him and held

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

"Okay," Christine nodded.

down the roses and poured a cup of tea for

a meaningful look

and seemed to

Charles snorted derisively.

his superior

wonder his employees were

because Christine was here to

dissatisfaction in front

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

to provoke an arrogant

happened to your neck? Is that a

and looked closely

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

I coiled up my hair and forgot all about the hickey

little reddish bruise.Are you all right? Does it

gestured to one of the servants

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

explained as blood rushed to my face.I looked at Charles and saw him enjoying my little mishap that I had to wriggle out of with an

I glared at him.

doing, and I was the

a servant brought a plate of cherries

I

you like some

desperate to change the

full.Why don't

her flower arranging.After hesitating for a bit, I

"Cherries?"