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.

he eased off the gas and slowed

I had known that mentioning Rita's name would stop him from acting like a lunatic, I would

was really the only woman who easily affected

butler was at the door to greet us and immediately caught Charles's

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

just leave him alone." I smiled at

understanding and turned to

living room, the elders

start dinner.You must be

a kind smile like he always did and ushered us to the

took the seat at the head of the

Alice, Lawrence, and Christine

served, and we started

a prominent family, Michael

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

Charles's family had treated me so well over the

I thought about Rita and Charles going shopping for wedding dresses together while Charles was still

you, Grandpa, but I would like to have

turned

dear.Let's just enjoy our family dinner tonight.We haven't been able to sit and

that he

and Christine combined, Michael did

you 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

you in love with somebody else? You can

I was determined to get a divorce, Christine looked at me

If there's anything wrong, you can discuss it with

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

already brought him home and introduced him to you.Charles and

family had been taking care

their

wanted to make me stay, but the more they did, the more I did not want

a home I could

them, I was an orphan and

the only way for me to repay

not want to let go of Charles, but I did not want to stand in the way of his

life, then I would gladly leave the picture and let

wife so much that she

I insisted on the divorce, Lawrence growled at his son.Charles

and

forced you two to get married in the first place,"

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