Bye, My Irresistible Love

Chapter 5: The Brightest Girl 

Scarlett's POV: 

I looked at myself in the mirror.I wore a long white evening dress, a pair of Prada high-heeled shoes, and a pair of pearl stud earrings.I tied my hair up into a tight, clean bun.

But I still thought that there was something missing.

Then I put on my black choker necklace with the small turquoise on it and smiled.

My father gave it as a gift to my mother, and my mother handed it down to me.

"Are you done? Come on, Scarlett, let me see.Can't you raise your phone so that I can see you?"

Tiana and I were on video call while I was getting dressed.

While I got ready for the party, she was protesting loudly on the other end of the line.

"I only have two hands, Tiana.Calm down.I’m almost done."

At last, I put on my favorite pink lipstick and pouted my lips to check the color.

"Turn around.Let me have a look."

I looked at myself in the mirror and still felt uneasy.

I picked up my phone and angled the front camera toward myself.

Tiana covered her mouth and stopped moving.

The picture had frozen.Was it because of a bad signal? 

"Tiana, are you still there?"

"Oh, my God, girl! You look absolutely stunning! Oh, Charles is going to be stupefied by how gorgeous you look tonight! In fact, all the men at the party will be stupefied!"

"Mrs.Moore, if we don't set out now, we'll have to take the helicopter,"

Burton, the driver, called at me from the driveway.

"Thanks for the over-the-top compliment per usual, Tiana.I have to go.I'm already running late."

Then, I hung up.I lifted my dress and went downstairs carefully.

"You look beautiful, Mrs.Moore.You'll be a sensation at the party tonight." Burton opened the door for me.

"Thank you, Burton.Let's go." I was not that much into attending formal events, but I was looking forward to this party.

"Will we make it?"

"We will, Mrs.Moore.Trust me."

After saying that, Burton stepped on the accelerator and drove toward the Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Before I knew it, I was at the hotel's drop-off area.

I got off the car and felt the cold evening wind on my arms and face.

Fortunately, it should be warm indoors.

I entered the banquet hall, and many heads turned toward my direction.

All the attention made me feel a little tense and wonder if I had somehow gone overboard with my outfit.

"Scarlett! You're finally here."

I heaved a sigh of relief as Christine approached me.

"Hi, Grandma.Sorry I'm late."

"Our little princess is finally here."

I beamed as Alice and her husband Lawrence also walked toward me.

"Dad, mom.Oh, I'm so glad to see you both.I deeply apologize for arriving late."

"Don't worry about it, dear.The best is always the last one to show up anyway,"

Alice assured me with a smile.

At this time, many people in the banquet hall had taken notice of me.

One of them was a young man who waved at me and smiled.

It was Spencer.

buzzing crowd and

he was

look, there was something else in

"Who is she?"

that's the girl Lawrence and

is breathtaking.She is even

to whisper among

has

came over with a smile on

was right

"Long time no see."

my hand toward them, and

me, I

standing by the

at me with

caught a glimpse

we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Moore Group tonight, let us first

stage, smiled at the emcee, and shook hands with

cold look on his face was gone, and he started giving his speech in

me from time to time,

invited

Charles's speech, they were allowed to ask

a rumor going around that you and Miss Rita Lively are engaged.Is

when she was photographed trying on wedding

not surprised by the questions they threw right

in the spotlight, and

could sometimes

at Alice, Christine, and

liking what

is the least of everyone's concerns tonight.And with that, let me

behalf of the Moore Group, thank you for joining us and have a wonderful evening.Charles handled that quite well, and it

game long enough to learn how

Charles ended his speech, the band resumed the music, drowning out the reporters’

began to fill the dance

may I have

me and offered

as he gracefully bowed to me like a

amusing, considering Spencer was a bit of a ladies’

cover up the trail of

"Well, why not?"

his hand and let him

put one hand around my waist and held my hand in the

my other hand

getting beaten by Charles or something?"

grinned and shook

held

We began to dance.

few moments, I

as if someone

immediately dismissed

just thinking too much or maybe I just put on my

your hand off

familiar voice suddenly interrupted my

yanked Spencer's

no choice

found Charles standing right behind me with that

tell if he was

matter, Charles? I'm just

He looked stunned.

obviously was not expecting such a

did

little boy whose parents did not allow him to

waiter passed by, and I took a glass of champagne from his tray and downed it in

the mood

does he always swoop in and ruin everyone's fun?" I

of habit.Don't worry, Scarlett.Your good days

days? Did he mean the days after the divorce?

enough, the revelry in the banquet hall proved too much for me, and

as I made my way to the

cold night air felt so

follow

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