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.

buzzing crowd and finally met a pair of

he was staring right

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

"Who is she?"

that's the girl Lawrence and Christine

is even

began to

has become a

with a

was right on his

"Long time no see."

my hand toward them,

Spencer hugged me, I caught a

by the stage and watching

me with those icy, unreadable

a glimpse

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

onto the stage, smiled at the

on his face was gone, and he started giving his speech

at me from time to

reporters were invited to the

allowed to ask

going around that you and Miss Rita

her when she

by the questions they threw right at

had always been in the spotlight, and

reporters could sometimes be

to look at Alice, Christine,

were not liking what was

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

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

the game long enough to learn how

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

began to fill the

may I have this

to me and

gracefully bowed to me

was a bit of a ladies’ man back in

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

"Well, why not?"

hand and let him tow me to the dance

my waist and held my hand in the air with the

my other

getting beaten by Charles

and shook

held me

We began to dance.

few moments, I

if someone was watching

dismissed the

I was just thinking too much or maybe I just put

your hand

suddenly interrupted my train

Spencer's

had no choice but

Charles standing right behind

not tell if he was angry or in

just dancing with our friend," I

He looked stunned.

expecting such a reaction

he did not say

a little boy whose

and I took a glass of champagne from his tray and downed it in one

in the

he always swoop in and ruin everyone's

of habit.Don't worry, Scarlett.Your good

mean the days after the divorce? I was

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

my choker as I made my way

felt so nice against my

follow

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