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.

did you and Spencer

poked me with

here to talk about you and Charles.So what's your deal? I saw the message

great interest.I felt a little embarrassed under her probing

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

refused to give

knew I could not hide

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

deciding to tell her the truth, I

to see me a few days ago.He's actually Rita's father.When my father was alive, he had been

the part where Nate expressed his depraved desire to keep me

out about it and came to the station to ask me about it.He wanted to know what Rita's

felt a little sheepish telling Nina about my

telling my best friend about the forbidden relationship I was having with the

sillier in

Scarlett! I can't believe

attention of the people in closest proximity to

did not see any trace of anger or disappointment in

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

out for her hand

finally telling me.At least I'm sure now that you regard me as a real friend.And you can trust me, you

hand back, and then proceeded to playfully pinch

be sad.Charles will be heartbroken if

the words

instinctively covered

I was married to Charles was still not something I

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

you're still married,

raised her eyebrows at

it's not what you

the part that our

a complicated arrangement, and I did not want to

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

was many years ago.All I know is that something big happened to the Riley Group and that my father was left

Why does that name sound familiar? Oh!

Nina suddenly shouted.

of

"What do you mean?"

this time, our waiter brought us our

collected herself and started explaining

used to work for