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.

swept my eyes over the buzzing crowd and finally met a pair of cold,

and he was staring

the usual detached look, there was something else in his eyes tonight that I could not

"Who is she?"

girl Lawrence and Christine adopted.Don't

is even more

began to

our little Scarlett has become a charming young

over with a smile on

was right

"Long time no see."

hand toward them, and

hugged me, I caught a glimpse

the stage and watching

still looked at me with those icy, unreadable

glimpse of anger on his

before we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Moore Group tonight,

onto the stage, smiled at the

his speech in a warm tone that I had not heard him

glanced at me from time to

few reporters were invited to the

Charles's speech, they were allowed to

rumor going around that you and Miss Rita

when she was photographed trying

by the questions they threw right at

and Rita

reporters could sometimes be

at Alice,

liking what was

think my personal life is the least of everyone's concerns tonight.And with that, let me welcome

Moore Group, thank you for joining us and have a wonderful evening.Charles handled

enough

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

began to fill the dance

may I have this

me and offered me his

as he gracefully bowed to me like

was a bit of

up the trail of broken hearts he left

"Well, why not?"

took his hand and let him tow me to the dance

my waist and held my hand

my other hand on his

getting beaten by Charles or something?" I whispered

and shook

held

We began to dance.

a few moments,

if someone was watching

dismissed

thinking too much or maybe I just put on my choker

hand

voice suddenly interrupted

yanked Spencer's hand off

choice

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

tell if he was

matter, Charles? I'm just dancing with our

He looked stunned.

not expecting such

he did not

just turned around and stomped away like a little boy whose parents did not allow him to play

and I took a glass of champagne from his tray and

not in the mood to

in and ruin everyone's fun?" I complained to

worry, Scarlett.Your good days are

after the divorce? I was not

enough, the revelry in the banquet hall proved too much for me, and I had to get

as I made my

felt so

follow me, and I appreciated

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