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.

few heartbeats, he eased off the gas and slowed

Rita's name would stop him from acting like

really the only

was at the door to greet us and immediately caught

"Miss Scarlett, is

leave him alone." I smiled at the

in understanding and turned

entered the living room, the elders cheerfully welcomed us.I greeted them with a

start dinner.You must be hungry after a whole

Moore, Charles's grandfather, flashed me a kind smile like he always did and ushered us to the dining

the seat at the head of the

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

dinner was served, and we started

in a prominent family, Michael was the most venerable man among

been gentle to me, and he honored me as much as I honored

the years, I suddenly got cold feet about bringing up

wedding dresses together while Charles

Grandpa, but I would like to

and turned to

that another day, dear.Let's just enjoy our family dinner tonight.We haven't been able to sit and have a meal together in along time,"

expression that he wanted to

than Alice and Christine combined, Michael did not want me and Charles to get

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

with somebody else? You can tell us,

get a divorce, Christine looked at me and asked the important

two? If there's anything wrong, you can discuss it with us.Let us help you make your marriage work.Don't act

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

now.If I were, I would've already brought him home and introduced him

care of me

me like their own

understood that they only wanted to make me stay, but the more they did,

and gave me a home I could call

an orphan and alone in the

always believed that the only way for

go of Charles, but I did not want

life, then I would gladly

you've done, Charles! You've hurt your wife so much

Lawrence

just sat there and did

you two to get married in the first place,"

my fault.I should've taught my son better