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 a pair

and he was staring right back at

in his eyes tonight that I could not

"Who is she?"

that's the girl Lawrence and Christine adopted.Don't you think

is even

to whisper

Scarlett has become a charming

over with a smile on

was right

"Long time no see."

my hand toward them, and

me, I

by the stage

me with those icy, unreadable

I caught a glimpse of anger on his

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

onto the stage, smiled at the

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

time to time,

few reporters were invited to the party

speech, they were allowed to ask him a few

going around that you and Miss

her when she was photographed trying

not surprised by the questions

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

could sometimes be

look at Alice, Christine, and

were not liking

concerns tonight.And with that, let

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

game long enough to learn how to

his speech, the band resumed the music,

the guests began to fill

I

me

beamed as he gracefully bowed to me like a real

found it a little amusing, considering Spencer was a bit

ever cover up the trail of broken hearts he

"Well, why not?"

him tow me

one hand around my waist and held my hand

other hand on his

coward.Are you afraid of getting beaten by Charles or something?" I whispered to

grinned and shook his

held

We began to dance.

a few moments, I

if

immediately dismissed the

just thinking too much or maybe I just put on my choker

hand

suddenly interrupted

Spencer's hand off my

no choice but

turned around sulkily and found Charles standing right behind me with

he was angry

the matter, Charles? I'm just dancing with our friend," I

He looked stunned.

expecting such a

did not

away like a little boy whose parents did not allow

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

the mood

swoop in and ruin

habit.Don't worry, Scarlett.Your good days are on the

after the divorce?

too much for me, and I had to

took off my choker as I

cold night air felt

not follow me, and

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