Bye, My Irresistible Love

Chapter 4: A Greedy Man 

Scarlett's POV: 

After I said goodbye to Charles and Rita at Rainbow Dream, Charles's mother, Alice, called me.

She told me that she and Christine--Charles' grandmother were coming to see us.

It had been a long time since I last saw them.

I was so excited by Alice's call that I practically screamed my agreement at her over the phone.

I could not wait to see them both, especially Grandma Christine.

I had missed her and her delicious apple pies.

They had always been very kind to me and made me feel like I was family.

If they found out that Charles and I were planning to get divorced, they would be heartbroken.

So Charles and I tried our best and acted like a normal loving married couple until Alice and Christine decided to go home.

It just was not the right time to tell them.

We had to be really careful as well because Christine was unusually perceptive.

She could sense lies and deception from a mile away like a shark smelling a drop of blood in the water.

I was not expecting Charles home, but as soon as I saw him, I acted like a caring wife to him.

I honestly thought I deserved an Oscar Award for my performance.

Thinking about how Grandma Christine scolded Charles earlier like he was a naughty, restless little boy, I had to bite down my laughter.

"What's so funny?"

"What? Nothing," I mumbled.

I needed to find a place in the house to be alone for a while.

Since Charles and I talked about the divorce, I had been finding it a little difficult to stay in the same room as he was.

"Where are you going?"

"The kitchen."

"Can you run me a bath, please?" Charles ordered with a cold face.

"Okay."

I turned on my heels and went upstairs to the bathroom.

I stared at the huge white porcelain double bathtub and realized that I had never used it.

Suddenly, I was imagining Charles taking a bath in it.

It took all of three heartbeats before my imagination blew the Charles-in-the-bathtub scene out of proportion and sent me reeling.

‘What the hell, Scarlett? Stop with the inappropriate thoughts about your husband already!"

I shook my head and turned on the tap.

After adjusting the water temperature, I waited for the bathtub to fill up.

I sat on the edge of the bathtub and thought about the dinner party tomorrow night.

Shall I go with Charles? If I were being honest, going with Charles to the party would make me a bit uncomfortable, but I had not seen or spoken to his family in a long time.

I would really love to see Alice and Grandma Christine again and also Lawrence.

I had known them since I was a little girl, and I truly think of them as my family.

While I was immersed in my reverie, the bathroom door suddenly swung open.

turned around to look, but I was not able

I knew, I was

the bathtub was almost

I felt as if I had fallen into a swimming

to death that I was going

remembered that I was in a bathtub

silent except for the sound of running water from

"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry,"

got out of

water everywhere as I

"Why are you apologizing?"

frowned and looked

wet, and all I could see was my bra peeking through my

fully clothed, I felt

some of the water out of my shirt, but I just felt like I

edge of the bathtub? I could have just stood there as I waited

"I'll change the water."

turned off the tap

I got it.You go

his bath towel, and

ran to my room to change

clothes, I grabbed another bath towel for

found Charles standing there

I stood, I only saw one side

was not that heavily muscled, but he was taut

like a well-chiseled statue of a male Roman

to turn around and leave, but my eyes seemed to have a mind of

not help staring

peek of half of his eight- pack abs and his Adonis belt that extended into

swallowed as my cheeks started

about to take off his pants, but suddenly, he stopped

walking toward me, giving me a

eyes darted to the scar on

looked at it carefully.Since when did

have my towel,

how long I had been

it were not for Charles's question, I would not have

"Oh.Yes.I'm sorry," I muttered.

lowered my head and handed the towel to him

a rustling sound, the towel was replaced by a pair of trousers and

of the bathroom

ringing again, and Rita's name appeared on

pain startled me so much that I found myself grabbing on to

bed, thinking about how my own husband never really belonged to me.After a while, Charles walked out of the bathroom in a

was drying his hair with

he looked so

I forced myself to look

you just now," I told

and quickly

went

could hear some of their conversation from

don't cry.Drink some water first.I'll call Jenny and ask her to come over to your place.You need to get plenty of rest."

insufferable even if it were in a

to torment everyone in real life as

came back in, walked to the wardrobe, and changed

was no longer

of him, the more heartache I had

for me.Call me

if he was

had some drinks.Don't

running off to Rita, I still

the driver

he made

a car arrived

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