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.

heartbeats, he eased off the

mentioning Rita's name would stop him from acting like a lunatic, I would have uttered

really the only woman who easily affected

at the door to greet us

help but whisper to me, "Miss Scarlett, is Mr.Charles okay?

be fine.Let's just leave him alone."

in understanding and turned

the elders cheerfully welcomed us.I greeted them with

here.Welcome.Let's start dinner.You must be hungry after a whole

like he always did and ushered us to the

took the seat at the head of

his right while Alice, Lawrence, and Christine took the seats to

dinner was served,

in a prominent family, Michael was the most

respected him, but he had always been gentle to me, and he

so well over the years, I suddenly got cold feet

while Charles was still married to me, I managed to summon enough courage to

ask this of you, Grandpa, but I would like to have Charles and I's marriage certificate,

and turned to look at

family dinner tonight.We haven't been able

could tell from his expression that he wanted

Michael did not want me and Charles

be ungrateful or anything.I just want to make this decision

somebody

to get a divorce, Christine

can discuss it with us.Let

hasn't been a great husband to you, but marriage

Grandma, 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

taking care of me since they took

like their

stay, but the

me a home I could call

orphan and

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

go of Charles, but I did not want

Rita was the love of his life, then I would

what you've done, Charles! You've hurt your wife so much that she wants

on the divorce, Lawrence growled at his son.Charles only averted

there and did not

have forced you two to get married in the first

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