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

was staring

than the usual detached look, there was something else in his eyes tonight that

"Who is she?"

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

she is breathtaking.She is

began to whisper among

little Scarlett has become a

over with a smile

right on

"Long time no see."

hand toward them, and

hugged me, I caught

the stage and watching

still looked at me

caught a glimpse

anniversary of the Moore Group tonight, let us first please welcome our dear CEO, Mr.Charles Moore, for his

at the emcee, and shook hands

his speech in a warm tone that I had not

to

few reporters were invited to the party

were allowed to ask him a few

going around that you and Miss Rita Lively are engaged.Is that

her when she

not surprised by the questions

and Rita was an actress

reporters could sometimes be

look at Alice,

were not liking what

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

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

the game long enough to learn how

the band resumed the

the guests began to

may I have this

walked over to me and

he gracefully bowed to

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

gentlemanly demeanor could ever cover up the trail of

"Well, why not?"

let him tow me

put one hand around my waist and held my hand in

my other hand

you afraid of getting beaten by Charles or something?" I whispered

grinned and shook his head

held

We began to dance.

few moments,

if

immediately dismissed the

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

hand off

interrupted my train of

Spencer's hand off

no choice but

around sulkily and found Charles standing right behind

could not tell if he was angry

just dancing with

He looked stunned.

not expecting such

did

just turned around and stomped away like a little boy whose parents

waiter passed by, and I took a glass of champagne

the mood

always swoop in and ruin everyone's fun?"

good days are on the

Did he mean the days after the divorce? I

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

as I

air felt

follow

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