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.

and finally met a pair

Charles, and he was staring right back at

was something else in his eyes tonight that

"Who is she?"

think that's the girl Lawrence and

breathtaking.She is even

to whisper among

Scarlett has become a

came over with a smile on his

right

"Long time no see."

my hand toward

I caught a glimpse of

was standing by the

looked at me with those

glimpse of anger on his

celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Moore Group tonight, let us first please welcome our

stage, smiled at the emcee, and shook

on his face was gone, and he started giving his speech in a warm tone that I

glanced at me from time to time, and I returned his

few reporters were invited to the party

they were allowed to ask him a

you and Miss Rita Lively are engaged.Is

with her when she was photographed trying on wedding

the questions they

and

could sometimes be

look at Alice, Christine, and

were not liking what was

think my personal life is the least of everyone's concerns

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

enough to learn how to deal with nosy

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

the guests began to fill

may I

me

as he gracefully bowed to me

amusing, considering Spencer was a bit of a

of gentlemanly demeanor could ever cover up the trail of broken

"Well, why not?"

and let him tow me

one hand around my waist and held my hand in the

my other hand

you coward.Are you afraid of getting beaten by Charles or

shook his head

held me

We began to dance.

few moments,

as if someone

dismissed

too much or maybe I just put on

hand off

interrupted my

had yanked Spencer's hand

choice but to

right behind me with that confusing expression

not tell if he was angry

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

He looked stunned.

not expecting such

he did not say

and stomped away like a little boy whose parents did

I took a glass of champagne from his tray and

was not in the mood to dance

always swoop in and ruin everyone's

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

after the

proved too much for me, and I had to get out to

off my choker as I made my way to

air felt so nice against my

and David did not follow me, and

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