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

was Charles, and he was staring right back at

detached look, there was something else in his

"Who is she?"

the girl Lawrence and Christine adopted.Don't you

is breathtaking.She is even more

began to

our little Scarlett has become a charming young

came over with a

was right on his

"Long time no see."

my hand toward

me, I caught a

standing by the

still looked at me with those icy,

I caught a glimpse of anger on his

gentlemen, before we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Moore Group tonight, let us first please welcome our dear CEO, Mr.Charles Moore, for

onto the stage, smiled at

his speech in

at me from time to time, and I returned his

invited

allowed to ask

rumor going around that you and

with her when she was photographed trying

not surprised by the questions

Group had always been in the spotlight, and Rita was

could

look at Alice,

were not liking what was

of everyone's concerns tonight.And with

the Moore Group, thank you for joining us and have

enough to learn how to deal with nosy

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

the guests began to fill

may I have this

walked over to me and offered me

beamed as he gracefully bowed to

Spencer was a bit of a ladies’ man

cover up the trail of broken hearts he left in his

"Well, why not?"

and let him tow me to

one hand around my waist and held my hand in the

my other

of getting

shook his head

he held me

We began to dance.

few moments,

if someone was

dismissed the

maybe I just put

your hand

interrupted my train

yanked Spencer's hand off

had no choice

sulkily and found Charles standing right behind me with

could not tell if he was angry

Charles? I'm just

He looked stunned.

not expecting such a reaction

did not say

turned around and stomped away like a little boy whose

a glass of champagne from his tray

was not in the mood to

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

Scarlett.Your good days

he mean the days after the divorce?

revelry in the banquet hall proved too much for me,

I made my way to the

air felt so nice against

David did not follow me, and

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