Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett's POV: 

I swore that I was not a person of weak will.

But when such a perfect man like Charles pouted and acted like a spoiled brat, I did not think any woman could refuse him.

So that I could leave as soon as I could, I promised him that I would finish dinner with him and then go meet Nina.

I was absentminded during the entire meal because I was not that hungry.

Also, Charles had been watching me and flashing me playful smiles, which made me uneasy.

I only felt relieved when dinner was finally done.

Charles kept his word and drove me to the bar.

However, after opening the car door for me and letting me out, he stood in my way.

"Scarlett, drinking is bad for your health, and it's easy to get into trouble when you've had too much of it.Don't drink more than three glasses of wine, and don't stay for more than half an hour inside.I'll wait for you here,"

Charles declared as he looked down at me.

I rolled my eyes and heaved a frustrated sigh.

"Charles, I'm an adult.I know how to conduct myself in a bar.I don't need you to tell me how much alcohol I should drink or how much time I should spend with my friend.Honestly, do you really see me as some girl who doesn't know her limits?"

My snapping apparently intimidated Charles.

He raised both his hands in surrender and stepped back.

"Very well.I'm sorry.I shouldn't have said so much.I'm just worried about you, okay?" he said.

I grabbed my purse, walked past him, and headed straight to the bar.

"Stay as long as you want.I'll wait for you here," he yelled after me.

I kept walking.

"Go home, Charles. I can take care of myself."

As soon as I entered the bar, I saw Nina waving at me.I smiled, walked over to her, and sat down.

"Hey, Nina.How did you know about this place? It's really nice and buzzing.I love the decoration."

"This is Spencer's new bar.I thought you knew about it.He told me I could swing by whenever I wanted and put my bill on his tab."

Nina put on a charming smile and flipped her curly hair.

Spencer get

poked me

the message before you withdrew it.Are you really a couple? I mean, he's been coming to the office to see you and

stared at me with great

we're not

saw the message.Don't tell me you just happened to

refused to

knew

to me, and I had known her to

the truth, I took a deep, steadying

Group came to the office to see me a few days ago.He's

weighed my words carefully and left out the part where Nate expressed

the station to ask me about it.He wanted to know what Rita's father had said to me.And yes,

telling Nina about my secret

I was back in high school and telling my best friend about

never felt sillier in my entire

I can't believe you're only telling me

the attention of the people in closest

disappointment in her face though, which made me

didn't mean to hide it from you.It's just something that I

out for her

I'm sure now that you regard me as a

hand back, and then proceeded to playfully

be sad.Charles will be heartbroken if he sees you

the words

Nina's tongue, I instinctively covered her mouth with my

was just teasing, but the fact that I was married to Charles was still not something I wanted announced in

you keep it down? We're not really

you're still

grinned and raised

it's not what you

leaving out the part that our marriage was basically a business

was a complicated arrangement, and I did not want to drag Nina into

us and asked, "You said that your father was

years ago.All I know is that something big happened to

does that name sound familiar? Oh! Yes! My

Nina suddenly shouted.

out of my seat

"What do you mean?"

our cocktails, and Nina took a

collected herself and

father is a lawyer.He used to work for