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
had
and Rita could be
get out of it.Just don't think too much, okay? Get some rest.You'll feel better after you take
my best to
but at the same time, I did not want to see
of her sobbing and worrying that
to spend my free time absorbing her negative
hung up the phone and
"Are you feeling better?"
"What?"
stunned by my question that she dropped some of her clothes on the way
asking if you're feeling
which I did not
not making concessions for Scarlett out of romantic
was still my
cared
Scarlett's POV:
feeling
because I was not expecting
that I was packing
Rita just called him.
off to her right now instead of asking
a woman who was destined to be
was nothing but a mere passer -by in his
"I'm fine."
and forced a
for a while and
turned
headache that got me all fired up, but after I put all my clothes away, I called after him and boldly asked, "Aren't you tired of popping in and out on me
but
stay with her.Let's just make this
for three years, but not once had I
in the road toward his true
not understand why he was still trying to delay the
loved him, but I did not appreciate being strung along
through the divorce formalities?" Charles turned
to my throat,
retorted, "A divorce
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