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.

crowd and finally met

was Charles, and he was staring right back

usual detached look, there was something else in his eyes tonight

"Who is she?"

the girl Lawrence and Christine adopted.Don't you

breathtaking.She is even more attractive

began to whisper among

our little Scarlett has

with a smile on his

right

"Long time no see."

my hand toward them, and they

I

was standing by the stage and

looked at me with those icy, unreadable

I caught a glimpse of anger on

of the Moore Group tonight, let us

went onto the stage, smiled at the emcee, and shook hands with

gone, and he started giving his speech in a warm

time to

reporters were invited

Charles's speech, they were allowed to ask him a few

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

with her when she

was not surprised by the questions

in the spotlight, and Rita was an actress whose

could sometimes be

to look at Alice, Christine, and

not liking

least of everyone's concerns tonight.And with that, let me welcome you

for joining us and have a wonderful evening.Charles handled that quite well, and it was

enough to learn

his speech, the band resumed the music,

began to fill the dance

I have this

walked over to me and offered me his

beamed as he gracefully bowed to

it a little amusing, considering Spencer was a bit of a

could ever cover up the trail of broken hearts

"Well, why not?"

and let him tow me to

my waist and held my

my other hand on his

afraid of getting beaten by Charles

and shook his

held me

We began to dance.

a few moments, I

if

immediately dismissed the

much or maybe I just put

your hand

suddenly interrupted my train of

Spencer's hand

choice but to

turned around sulkily and found Charles standing right behind me with that confusing expression on

he was angry or in

just dancing with our

He looked stunned.

expecting such a reaction

did

like a little boy whose parents did

took a glass of champagne from his tray and downed it in

not in the mood to dance

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

good days are on the

days? Did he mean the days after the divorce? I was not

for me, and I

choker as I made my

night air felt so nice

follow me, and I

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