Bye, My Irresistible Love

Charles's POV: 

I stood in front of the elevator for a long time.

I could still feel the warmth of Scarlett's mouth against my lips.

Kissing her for real felt better than I had imagined.

I stared blankly at the closed elevator doors and replayed what just happened in my mind over and over.

I was not a man of strong desires.

Although I had been with Rita for so many years, I had never felt the urge to touch her.

But it was different with Scarlett.

I really could not explain it.

When she slapped me after I kissed her, I did not even feel it.

The pain only registered to me when she started crying.It broke my heart into splinters.

"Charles?" Rita called from behind me.

I turned and saw her standing there.

I averted my gaze.

I did not want her to suspect anything, and my face would give me away for sure.

"Let's go back to the apartment." I walked into the living room with Rita following me closely.

"I'm so happy that you're finally getting divorced, Charles.Now my wish will finally be fulfilled before I die."

"Stop cursing yourself, Rita," I backfired without looking at her.

I felt annoyed.Why did she always have to talk about death? 

"Have you spoken with my doctor? You should know the state of my health better than anyone."

After she said that, she began to sob.

In the past, whenever Rita spoke in a weak voice and then started weeping, I immediately took pity on her and felt extremely compelled to protect her.

But one day, I did not know exactly when, I realized that I was getting a little tired of all of it—the tears, the self-pity, and the sadness.

They all just became too much to take.

Whenever I had to deal with Rita, my mind automatically flew off to Scarlett, and I was not even sorry.

"You're fine.Don't worry too much.The stress will just get you down." I restrained myself and tried to comfort Rita with all the patience I could muster.

"Charles, am I starting to trouble you too much?" Rita looked at me nervously.

"No." I walked to the sofa and sat down.

I massaged my forehead so that I would not have to look her in the eyes.

"So you and Scarlett will really file for divorce today?"

Rita walked to me and asked cautiously.

"Yes."

I come with

"Fine."

had been obedient and considerate, was suddenly turning into a paranoid,

could not

gate of the community while I went to the basement

in

the senior executives.I want to meet

there a

assistant probably thought that there

answering her, I hung

Scarlett's POV: 

back and forth with our marriage certificate

to time, waiting anxiously

half an hour

Charles stood me up, then the

Why is Charles

waiting for what felt like forever, I decided to call his assistant to ask

urgent meeting.I don't think he can spare some

in a low voice, and I could hear some chatter in the

probably answered the phone in the middle of the urgent meeting

scene in front of the law office.I heaved a sigh and shook my head.I had no idea how much

again.I only had fifteen minutes before I had to be

I left the law office and hailed a

more than enough time to get me to the station

my personal

me

that I was not only excellent at what I do but also had an impressive work

afternoon's work, I was finally able to clock out and

been sunny all afternoon, but now all of a

down violently, pummeling the pavement and releasing the day's warmth

so I just stood at the gate of the TV

glimpsed a pair of shiny black shoes beside me, and the dim nearby light was blocked by something

Abner and

on.I'll give you a

and offered to drive me

since I joined the TV station as a program host, Abner had been

always went out of his way to chat me up and ask

did not know whether or not it was just coincidence or something, but I always seemed

the gate, in the studio, during lunchtime,

did

he made me feel like an important

for a taxi," I refused

place is on the

me to his car, completely ignoring my

and by the time we were inside

tried to pull him under his own umbrella, but before I could succeed, I was already on his passenger seat and he was on the driver's

offered it to Abner to wipe

his face and his arm, but I dismissed the

two of

the gesture being misinterpreted by anyone who could have

to send

and drove out

conversing with me

bored of the city

a supermarket, my phone