Bye, My Irresistible Love

Charles's POV: 

I called it.

Whenever I set foot in our family's mansion, I got unresolved issues thrown at my face and then I ended up leaving in the worst of moods.

There had been no single instance where I had left with a smile.

I sat on the edge of Rita's bed and recalled what happened just now.I felt so upset that I considered smashing something.

A few moments later, my phone beeped.It was a message from Scarlett.

"I've got our marriage certificate."

I had to read the message thrice to make sure that I was not imagining it.It was the most offensive text message I had ever received to date.I clicked on the photo that followed the message.

It was taken on the day of Scarlett and I's wedding.

 In the photo, we were standing very close to each other.

While Scarlett had on one of those cute, squinty smiles that she put on whenever she was delighted about something, I was frowning like a boy who had been dragged into some activity that he did not want to do.

She must be very happy that day when she married me.

I gently ran my thumb over her face in the photo and found myself falling in a vortex of mixed feelings.

How could a cheerful little daisy like Scarlett suddenly turn into a thorny rose?  I was not prepared to see her so determined to get out of my life.

"Did you quarrel with your family again?"

Sensing the negative energy with which I must be bombarding her, Rita opened her eyes and spoke in a weak voice.

"Yes," I replied.

"I'm sorry.It's all my fault.I'm the reason you're always fighting with your family.If it weren't for me, you'd be at peace with them.I'm a burden to you." Rita covered her face with her hands and started sobbing.

"No.Of course it's not your fault.Don't think too much.It's just that Scarlett asked Grandpa for our marriage certificate earlier." I put away my phone and held her hand in mine.

"Did she get it then?" Her eyes instantly litup.

"Yes," I answered.

But the happy and excited look on Rita's face did not make me feel good at all.

It only reminded me of the unshakable resolve in Scarlett's eyes when she asked my grandfather for our marriage certificate.

At that moment, I realized how she would do anything to break away from me.

I had two women in my life.

One of them yearned to divorce me while the other was desperate to marry me.

But what about me? What did I want? I suddenly came to the horrible realization that I had no idea what I wanted.

Everyone else seemed to be sure of their choices while I mindlessly drifted in a sea of mine.

But I understood that I was at that point where whatever choice I made would not serve my own agenda.

Rita that I would

and put a perfect ending to her short life. However, it was not a choice that put

the hospital and went for a ride.I drove my white Maybach like a drunk, heartbroken teenager who felt lost and

Scarlett lived.I rolled down my window and stared at the light

asleep with a satisfied smile on her face because she

she would not have sent me a message

only a matter of time before she could

so much that I lit up a cigarette

way left to help me

Scarlett's POV: 

work that morning, so instead of rushing to the company, I decided I would go to the nearby breakfast place from the villa and grab

extra cheery because I had finally gotten our

little more time and this

a familiar white Maybach

you

check on Charles and noticed the pile of cigarette butts scattered beside the

the number of cigarette butts, I had guessed that he had

looked at him with

wore yesterday,and the stubble on his face and his bloodshot eyes told me

just got here.Those cigarette butts aren't mine,"

 "Okay."

that he camped out in his car all night just to drag me to the

we go

let me eat before formally wrecking

looked up at me and

question, so I had no idea if we

up and just got in the

the breakfast place, I caught

the window and saw the owner handing a

stop, so I guessed there was no

buy breakfast at that place?" Charles

"Yes."

just make it

"I don't know how."

was an orphan and then an

grew up in a sheltered household where everything was

not a

anything more after that and just focused on

not take me to the lawyer's office to file

took me to

file our divorce right now.Why are we at your place?" I swept

that ordinary people

you some breakfast first," Charles answered

got out of the car and went to open

his

be walking on air today,

he was just feeling as on a high

all, he could finally legally dump me

making me breakfast your way of buttering me up before divorcing me?"

"Think whatever you want,"

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