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

else in his eyes tonight that I could not quite

"Who is she?"

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

breathtaking.She is

to

Scarlett has become a

a smile on his

was right on his

"Long time no see."

my hand toward them, and they

hugged me, I caught a glimpse

standing by the stage and

at me with

glimpse of anger on

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

stage, smiled at the emcee, and

was gone, and he started giving his speech in a warm tone

at me from time to time, and

were invited to the

were allowed to

going around that you and Miss Rita

her when she was photographed trying on

by the questions they threw right at

spotlight, and

could sometimes be

look at Alice, Christine,

liking what was

my personal life is the least of everyone's concerns tonight.And

Group, thank you for joining us and

had been in the game long enough to learn how

speech, the band resumed the music, drowning

to fill the

I have

me and offered me his

gracefully bowed to me

was a bit of a ladies’ man back in high

amount of gentlemanly demeanor could ever cover up the trail of broken hearts he left

"Well, why not?"

his hand and let him tow

waist and held my hand in the air

my other hand on

you afraid of getting beaten by Charles or something?"

shook his head

held me

We began to dance.

a few moments,

as if someone was watching

immediately dismissed the

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

hand

interrupted

Spencer's hand

no choice but to

around sulkily and found Charles standing right behind me with that confusing expression

he was angry or

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

He looked stunned.

obviously was not expecting such a reaction from

did not say

away like a little boy whose

by, and I took a glass of champagne from his tray and

was not in the mood to dance

he always swoop in and

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

mean the days after the divorce? I was not sure

for me, and I had to get out to

as I

air felt so nice against my

David did not follow me, and I appreciated

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