Bye, My Irresistible Love

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 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 adopted.Don't

is even more attractive

to whisper

has

with a

right on

"Long time no see."

toward them, and

Spencer hugged me, I caught a glimpse of

by the

looked at me with those icy, unreadable

glimpse of anger

60th anniversary of the Moore Group tonight, let us first

smiled at

his speech in a warm tone that I had not heard him

to time, and I returned his

few reporters were invited to

they were allowed to ask him a few

rumor going around that you and Miss Rita Lively are

she was photographed trying on wedding

surprised by the questions they threw right at

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

could

at Alice,

were not liking

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

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

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

speech, the band resumed the music, drowning out

the guests began to fill

may I

me and offered me

beamed as he gracefully bowed to

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

up the trail of broken hearts he left in his

"Well, why not?"

hand and let him tow me to

put one hand around my waist and held

other hand on his

me tighter, you coward.Are you afraid of getting beaten by Charles or something?"

grinned and shook his head

he held me

We began to dance.

a few moments, I

if someone was watching

dismissed the

much or maybe I

hand

suddenly interrupted

had yanked Spencer's hand

choice but to

found Charles standing right behind me with that confusing

tell if he was angry or

Charles? I'm just dancing with our

He looked stunned.

not expecting such a reaction from

he did not

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

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

in the

in and ruin everyone's fun?" I complained

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

the days after the divorce? I was not

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

as I

felt

did not follow me, and I