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.

promised Rita that I would marry

fulfill her dying wish and put a perfect ending to her short

a ride.I drove my white Maybach like a drunk, heartbroken teenager who felt lost and confused.I cruised around aimlessly for

I found myself pulling up in front of the villa where Scarlett lived.I rolled down my window and stared at the light in

She must already be asleep with

would not have sent me a message that

matter of time

so much that I lit up a cigarette and took a

only way left to help

Scarlett's POV: 

to the company, I decided I would go to

I had finally gotten our marriage

time and

could go far, a familiar white

you

Charles and noticed the pile of

butts, I had guessed that he had been

looked at him with

stubble on his face and his bloodshot eyes

got here.Those cigarette butts

 "Okay."

about at that moment was that my soon-to-be ex-husband was so excited to divorce me that he camped out in his car

first before we go to the lawyer's office?" I pointed to the breakfast place

least let me eat before formally

car," Charles looked up at

a while.He did not really answer my question, so I had

I gave up and just got in

caught

saw the owner handing a cup of coffee to a

did not stop, so I guessed

breakfast at

"Yes."

just make it

"I don't know how."

orphan and then an adopted daughter of the

sheltered household

not a priority to

did not say anything more after

me to the

took me to his

to file our divorce right now.Why are we at your place?" I swept my eyes over the luxury apartment district

people could not afford even the bathrooms

make you some

and went to open my

his

walking on air

he was just feeling as on a high as

all, he could finally legally dump me

me breakfast your way of buttering me up before divorcing me?" I asked with

"Think whatever you want,"

a shadow passing over