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.

over the buzzing crowd and finally met a pair

Charles, and he was staring right

something else in his eyes tonight that I could not quite

"Who is she?"

and Christine

is even

began to

our little Scarlett has

with a smile on his

right

"Long time no see."

hand toward them, and they

me, I

was standing by the stage

me with those icy,

I caught a glimpse

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

the stage, smiled at the emcee, and

face was gone, and he started giving his speech in a warm tone that I had not heard him

from time to time, and

invited

allowed to ask him a

that you and Miss Rita Lively

with her when she was

the questions they threw

in the spotlight, and Rita was an actress whose career fueled

reporters could

to look at

not liking

personal life is the least of everyone's concerns tonight.And

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

in the game long enough to learn how to deal with nosy

band resumed the music, drowning out the reporters’ follow-up

the guests began to fill the dance

I have this

to me and offered me his

gracefully bowed to me like

amusing, considering Spencer was a bit of a ladies’ man back

cover up the trail of

"Well, why not?"

let him tow me to the dance

put one hand around my waist and held my hand

rested my other hand on

you afraid of getting beaten by Charles or

grinned and shook his

he held

We began to dance.

few moments,

if

dismissed the

or maybe I just put on my

hand off

voice suddenly interrupted my train of

had yanked Spencer's hand off my

no choice but to

and found Charles standing right behind me

tell if he was angry or in

Charles? I'm just dancing

He looked stunned.

obviously was not expecting such a reaction

he did not say

around and stomped away like a little boy whose parents did

passed by, and I took a glass of

not in the mood

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

worry, Scarlett.Your good days are on the

mean the days after the

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

my choker as I made my

cold night air felt so nice against my

follow me, and

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