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.

my eyes over the buzzing crowd and finally met a pair

was Charles, and he was staring right back at

than the usual detached look, there was something else in his eyes

"Who is she?"

the girl Lawrence and Christine adopted.Don't you

is breathtaking.She is even

to whisper

has become

a smile on

right on his

"Long time no see."

extended my hand toward them, and they

hugged me, I caught a

standing by the stage and watching

looked at me with those

a glimpse of anger

celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Moore Group tonight,

smiled at the emcee, and shook hands with

started giving his speech in

glanced at me from time to time, and I

invited to

speech, they were allowed to ask him

you and Miss Rita Lively are

her when she

not surprised by the

the spotlight, and Rita

reporters could sometimes

look at Alice,

were not liking what was

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

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

had been in the game long enough to

the band resumed

guests began to fill

I have this

walked over to me and offered me

beamed as he gracefully bowed to me like a real

considering Spencer was a bit of

gentlemanly demeanor could ever cover up the trail of broken hearts he left

"Well, why not?"

took his hand and let him tow me

my waist and held my hand in the air with

other hand on his

of getting beaten by Charles or something?" I whispered to

shook

held

We began to dance.

moments, I suddenly

as if

immediately dismissed the

maybe I just put

hand off

suddenly interrupted my

yanked Spencer's hand off my

no choice but to

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

if he was angry

Charles? I'm just dancing with our

He looked stunned.

was not expecting such a reaction from

did not say

just turned around and stomped away like a little boy whose parents did not

this time, a waiter passed by, and I took a glass of champagne from

in the mood to dance

he always swoop in and ruin

good days are on the

days after the divorce? I was not sure

the banquet hall proved too much for me, and I had to get out to

as I made my way to the

night air felt so nice against my

did not follow

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