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.

to look, but I was not

I knew, I was falling into

the bathtub

I felt as

death that I was going to down, I flailed around

I remembered that I was

suddenly fell eerily silent except for the sound

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

quickly got out of

scattered water everywhere

"Why are you apologizing?"

frowned and

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

though I was fully clothed,

my shirt, but I just felt like I was wringing

on the edge of the bathtub? I

"I'll change the water."

off the tap and

got it.You

me his

ran to my room

another bath towel for

found Charles standing there

where I stood, I only saw one side

was not that heavily muscled, but he was

statue of a male Roman

but my eyes seemed to have a

not help staring him

his eight- pack abs and

cheeks

off his pants, but suddenly, he stopped

me, giving me a

eyes darted to the scar

it carefully.Since when did he

have my towel,

had no idea how long I had

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

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

lowered my head and handed the towel to him

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

out of the bathroom

ringing again, and Rita's name

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

belonged to me.After a while, Charles walked

his

he looked

I forced myself to

called you just now," I

just nodded and quickly picked up his

then went to the

could hear some of their conversation from

and ask her to come over to your place.You need to get

performance would be insufferable even if it were

she had to torment everyone in real life as well, especially

came back in, walked

this moment, I was no longer

him, the more heartache I

going out.Don't wait up for me.Call me

me as if he was

some

Rita, I still cared about his safety.I did not want him to get hurt.Charles appeared to

call the

he made

car arrived at the

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