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."

come with

"Fine."

been obedient and considerate, was

not

of the community

I got in the car, I called my

all the senior executives.I want to meet with them

 "Is there

assistant probably thought that there was

I hung

Scarlett's POV: 

of the law office, I paced back and forth with our marriage certificate in

glanced at my watch from time to time, waiting anxiously for Charles

had half an hour

up, then the divorce would

happened? Why is Charles not

decided to call his assistant

meeting.I don't think he

spoke in a low voice, and I could hear some

of the urgent meeting she said Charles suddenly

hung up the phone and stared at the bustling city scene in front of the law office.I heaved a sigh and shook my head.I had no idea how much more delays I

my watch again.I only had fifteen minutes before I had

the law office

should be more than enough time to get me to

all my personal worries aside and focused on my

me

excellent at what I do but also had an impressive

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

afternoon, but now all of a sudden, it

the pavement and releasing the day's

me, so I just stood at the gate of the TV

pair of shiny black shoes beside me, and the dim

was Abner and his

on.I'll give you a

and offered to

the TV station as a program host, Abner had been

of his way to chat me up and ask about my experience

it was just coincidence

the gate, in the studio, during

did

around him, and he made me feel

just waiting for a taxi,"

until morning.Come on.Your place is

he spoke, he pulled me to

above me the entire time, and by the time

own umbrella, but before I could succeed, I was already on

out a tissue from my bag and offered it to Abner to wipe his

his face and

were just the two of us in the

gesture being misinterpreted by anyone who could have spotted

want to send Abner the wrong

Abner gunned the engine and drove out of

he started conversing with me about

worried that I might grow bored of the city

a