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.

the buzzing crowd and finally met

was

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

"Who is she?"

Lawrence and

she is breathtaking.She is even

to

has become a charming

with a smile

was right on his

"Long time no see."

hand toward them, and

me, I caught

the stage and

still looked at me with

I caught a glimpse of

Moore Group tonight, let us first please welcome our dear CEO, Mr.Charles Moore, for

at the

his face was gone, and he started giving his speech

glanced at me from time to time, and I

reporters were invited to

were allowed to

rumor going around that you and Miss

she was

the questions they threw right

Group had always been in the spotlight, and Rita was an actress whose

reporters could

at Alice, Christine, and

liking

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

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

enough

resumed the music, drowning out

began to fill the

may I have this

me and offered

gracefully bowed to me

found it a little amusing, considering Spencer was a bit of a ladies’ man back in

could ever cover up the trail of broken hearts

"Well, why not?"

his hand and let him tow me to the dance

one hand around my waist and held my

other hand

you afraid of getting beaten by Charles

and shook his head

he held me

We began to dance.

moments, I suddenly

felt as if someone was

dismissed the

or maybe

your hand off

familiar voice suddenly interrupted

yanked Spencer's

no choice

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

could not tell if he was

just dancing with

He looked stunned.

was not expecting such

did

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

passed by, and I took a glass of champagne from his tray and downed it in

was not in the

swoop in and

habit.Don't worry, Scarlett.Your good

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

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

as I made my way to the

cold night air felt so nice

not follow me, and I

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