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.

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

worst idea I've

he added, "You better not mention that in front of Grandma,

the car.He slammed the door shut on

"Hey! Wait for me!"

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

to

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

legs of his made

us being siblings to

"Hello, Mrs.Moore.Welcome back."

his gardening shears and

afternoon," I replied with a

finally won against Charles this time, and I did not care if our

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

Christine was cutting and arranging some

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

side and drank the coffee that one of the servants

come in, he shot me

my

he was in a

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

I said, "Grandma, Charles and

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

ignored him and

Charles as my brother.That way,

"Okay," Christine nodded.

down the roses and poured a cup of tea for me

meaningful look on her benign

winked at me and seemed to understand

Charles snorted derisively.

went his superior

employees were

not because Christine was

show his dissatisfaction

My dear brother?" I raised my

so good to provoke an arrogant

What happened to your neck?

suddenly exclaimed and looked

fit of panic.I was so focused on wanting to piss

my

little reddish

to one of the

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

looked at Charles and saw him enjoying my little mishap that I had to wriggle out of with an

I glared at him.

his doing, and I was the one paying for

a servant brought a plate of

my neck, I took the plate and

you like

desperate to

you, dear.I'm still full.Why

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

"Cherries?"