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.

when did you and Spencer

giggled and poked me with her

Spencer.We're here to talk about you and Charles.So what's your deal? I saw the message before you withdrew it.Are you really a couple?

me with great interest.I felt a little embarrassed under her

we're not

the message.Don't tell me you just happened to type the wrong word.Aren't we good friends? Why can't you

to give

knew I could

been kind to me, and I had known her to be

truth, I took a

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

carefully and left out the part where Nate expressed his depraved desire to keep me as his

station to ask me about it.He wanted to know what Rita's father had said to me.And yes, we're indeed a couple.We've been married for

felt a little sheepish telling Nina about my

in high school and telling my best friend about the

had never felt sillier in my

I can't believe you're only telling me

the attention of the

did not see any trace of anger or disappointment in her face though, which made me

you.It's just something that I don't want to

reached out for her hand

thank you for finally telling me.At least I'm sure now that you regard me as a real friend.And you

my hand back, and then proceeded to

don't be sad.Charles will be heartbroken if he

the

instinctively covered her mouth with my

she was just teasing, but the fact that I was married to

it down? We're not really the happily- ever-after married

still

and raised her eyebrows at

it's not what you

still leaving out the part that our marriage

did not want to drag Nina into

us and asked, "You said that your father was involved in a lawsuit when he was alive.Do you know much

ago.All I know is that something big happened to the Riley Group and that

Why does that name sound familiar? Oh! Yes! My

Nina suddenly shouted.

fell out of

"What do you mean?"

time, our waiter brought us our cocktails,

and started

lawyer.He used to work for the Riley Group's