Charles's POV:
I did not want to retreat.
In fact, I wanted to get even closer.
As Scarlett and I stared into each other's eyes, I felt an overwhelming desire to hold her.
But before I could, she pressed her hand against my chest and pushed me away.
She opened her mouth.
She looked like she wanted to say something but decided against it.
Suddenly, the thought of her fanatic French pursuer crossed my mind, and it pissed me off.
Did she also push him away when he tried to hold her? Or was it only me that she did not want close? All these thoughts shoved me to the brink of my sanity, and the more I looked at Scarlett, the more I wanted to grab her, kiss her, and take her.
I wanted to own her as a husband should his wife.
But then, as if the universe were conspiring against me, my phone rang.
I cursed under my breath.
I wanted to reject the call, but seeing Rita's name, I picked up.
Only then did I realize how ridiculous I was being just now.
I loved Rita.What the hell was I thinking wanting Scarlett like that?
"Hello?"
I loosened my tie and walked away from the bed.
I took a few deep, steadying breaths before answering Rita's call.
"Hi, Charles.I'm not feeling so well today.I feel so exhausted that I can't even walk.I'm scared, Charles.I feel like I'm about to die.Am I going to die?"
“It's all right, Rita.You'll be fine.You just need to rest."
"I don't want to be home alone.Will you come keep me company, please?"
As I listened to Rita choke her pleas to me over the phone, I turned my head to look at Scarlett.
She had gotten up from bed and was now tidying up her clothes.
cold last night and had been burning up since this morning, but I had never heard her
what she had to do like she was
wonder how she and Rita could be so different when they were
I can get out of it.Just don't think too much, okay? Get some rest.You'll feel better after you
best
not coming to her, but at the same
of her sobbing and worrying that
want to spend my free time absorbing
I hung up the phone and looked
"Are you feeling better?"
"What?"
so stunned by my question that she dropped some of
asking if you're feeling
repeated myself, which I
convincing myself that I was not making concessions for
was still
still cared about
Scarlett's POV:
feeling
respond immediately because I was
some of my clothes that I was
Rita just called him.
off to her right now instead of
I was just a woman who was destined to be a tiny
nothing but a mere passer -by in his
"I'm fine."
nodded and
away my clothes for a while and did not
he finally turned
all fired up, but after I put all my clothes away, I called after him and boldly asked, "Aren't you tired
but did
to her and stay with her.Let's just make this
years, but
a bump in the
he was still trying to delay the inevitable, and it was
not appreciate being strung along
rush to go through the divorce formalities?" Charles turned around and flashed
my throat, but I refused to
and retorted, "A
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