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 help

of the community while I went to the basement to

as I got in

the senior executives.I want to meet with them in

there

my tone, my assistant probably thought that there was some kind of big

her, I hung up the

Scarlett's POV: 

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

at my watch from time to time, waiting anxiously for

an hour before

Charles stood me up, then the divorce would

Why is Charles not

felt like forever, I decided to

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

assistant spoke in a low voice, and I could hear some chatter

probably answered the phone in the middle of the urgent

up the phone and stared at the bustling city scene in front of the law office.I heaved a sigh and shook my

before

office and hailed a

enough time to

I entered the studio, I put all my personal worries aside and focused on my

usual, Abner and the director praised me many

what I do but also had

was finally able

been sunny all afternoon, but now

pavement and releasing the

I just stood at the gate of the TV

shoes beside me, and the dim

was Abner

you a ride

me and offered to drive

as a program host, Abner

way to chat me up and ask about my experience so far on

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

the studio, during

did

me feel like an important part of

waiting for a taxi,"

in this rain? You're going to be here until morning.Come on.Your place is on the way anyway.I just want to make

he spoke, he pulled me to his car, completely ignoring my

by the time we were inside his car, he was soaking wet

tried to pull him under his own umbrella, but before I could succeed, I was already on

tissue from my bag and offered it to Abner to wipe

him wipe his face and

the two of us in the

risk the gesture being misinterpreted by anyone who could have spotted

want to send

the engine and drove out of

he started conversing with me

I might grow bored

we passed a