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.

over the buzzing crowd and finally met

was staring right back at

something else in his eyes tonight that I could not quite

"Who is she?"

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

is even more

to whisper

little Scarlett has become a charming young

a smile on his

was right on his

"Long time no see."

hand toward them, and they

Spencer hugged me, I caught a

was standing by the stage

looked at me with

I caught a glimpse of anger

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

smiled at the emcee,

started giving his speech in a warm tone that I

from time to time, and

reporters were invited to the party

they were allowed to ask him a

rumor going around that you and Miss Rita

you with her when she was photographed

the questions they

and Rita was an actress whose career fueled the rumor

could

turned to look at Alice, Christine, and

liking what was

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

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

had been in the game long enough to learn

Charles ended his speech, the band resumed the music, drowning

to fill the

I have this

walked over to me and offered

bowed to me like

considering Spencer was a bit of a ladies’

ever cover up the trail of broken hearts he left in

"Well, why not?"

his hand and let him tow me to

waist and held my

my other hand on his

coward.Are you afraid of getting beaten

and shook his

he held

We began to dance.

few moments, I suddenly felt

as if someone

dismissed

was just thinking too much or maybe I just

your hand off

voice suddenly interrupted

Spencer's hand off

no choice but

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

not tell if he was angry or in

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

He looked stunned.

obviously was not expecting

did not

stomped away like a little boy whose parents did not allow him

a glass

not in the mood to

in and ruin everyone's fun?" I

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

days after

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

choker as I made my way to

night air felt so

not follow me, and I

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