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.

around to look, but I was not able to retain

I knew, I was falling into

bathtub

big that I felt as if

to death that I was going to down, I flailed

I remembered that I was in a bathtub and

silent except for

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

out of the

water everywhere

"Why are you apologizing?"

and looked

bra peeking through my white shirt and my skirt clinging

was fully clothed, I felt like I was

out of my shirt, but I just

on the edge of the bathtub? I could have just stood

"I'll change the water."

off the tap and

got

me his bath towel, and

towel around my body and ran to my room to change into clean, dry

changing into fresh clothes, I grabbed another bath towel for Charles to use and went back to

Charles standing there

stood, I only saw

not that heavily muscled, but he was taut

a male

my eyes seemed to have a mind of their

not help staring him

eight-

my cheeks started

pants, but

toward me, giving me a full view of

to the scar

it carefully.Since when did he

I have my towel,

idea how long I

for Charles's question, I would not

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

handed the towel to him with both

towel was replaced

the bathroom and tossed his clothes into the washing

Charles's phone started ringing again, and Rita's name appeared on the

sudden pang of pain startled me so much that I found

never really belonged to me.After a while, Charles walked out

was drying his hair with a

looked so

myself to

just now," I told

and quickly

me and then went to the balcony to call

of their conversation from where

to come

even if it were in a

why she had to torment everyone in real

back in, walked to

moment, I was no longer in

the

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

me as if he was

had some drinks.Don't

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

the driver

made

a car arrived at

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