Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett’s POV: 

The atmosphere in the car was depressing, and the expression on Charles's face was so horribly icy.

I avoided his gaze the entire time and just looked out the window.

The surroundings outside blurred past us, showing me how fast he was driving.

Without really thinking about it, I grabbed on to the handrail on my door.

Suddenly, the car came to a screeching halt on the side of the road.

The force threw me so strongly forward that I felt the seat belt bruise my shoulder.

I screamed and turned to glare at Charles.

"What's wrong with you? I didn't ask you to pick me up.You should've just stayed with Rita if you wanted to.Why couldn't you leave me out of it?" I said crossly.

"We're still married, Scarlett.Why are you already flirting with another man?"

Charles muttered in a harsh, accusatory tone.

"What?"

It took me some time to understand what he was talking about, but after a few moments, I finally got what he meant.

I looked him dead in the eye and backfired, "I wasn't flirting.I was talking to a colleague.Honestly, I've had enough of your overreactions.We're as good as broken up.We're getting a divorce."

"You know we haven't gone through the formalities yet" Charles emphasized.

 "What's the difference? Besides, you're not in love with me.You're in love with Rita.It's pointless for you to try and fence me in."

"It has nothing to do with love.No man wants his wife to talk and laugh with other men."

"Then that's your problem.I have the right to socialize as I please."

After saying that, I kept my eyes fixed out the window and ignored Charles's murderous stares.

None of us spoke for a while until Charles just gave up and gunned the engine again.

This time, he drove even faster.

"If you want your Rita to die without anyone taking care of her, then be my guest and drive your car like you stole it," I reminded him sarcastically as I tightened my seat belt.

Charles flashed me a death glare, his eyes narrowing into slits.

eased off the gas and

him from acting like

the only

the

to me, "Miss Scarlett,

fine.Let's just leave him alone." I smiled

simply nodded in understanding and turned to close

living room, the elders cheerfully welcomed

be hungry after a whole day's

Moore, Charles's grandfather, flashed me a kind smile like he always

seat at the head

his right while Alice, Lawrence,

dinner was served, and we

every patriarch in a prominent family, Michael was

been gentle to me,

well over the years, I suddenly got cold feet about bringing up

Charles was still married to me,

sorry to ask this of you, Grandpa, but I would like to

turned to look

that another day, dear.Let's just enjoy our family dinner tonight.We haven't been

tell from his expression that he wanted

Michael did not want me and Charles to get

and this family have done for me, and I'm not trying to be ungrateful or anything.I just want to make this decision on my own." I looked at him with as much

are you in love with somebody else?

determined to get a divorce,

can discuss

added before I could answer."I know that our Charles hasn't been a great husband to you, but marriage is a big deal.You can't just drop it like a hot

I'm not in love with anybody right now.If I were, I would've already brought him home and introduced him to you.Charles and I

care of me since they took

protected me like their own

but the more they did, the more I did not want

me a home I could call

them, I was an orphan and

owed them my life, and I had always believed that the only way for me to repay them was to give them my life completely and

to let go of Charles, but I did not want to

I

wife so much that she

divorce, Lawrence growled at

just sat there and did

our fault.We shouldn't have forced you two to

fault.I should've taught my son better about treating his