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.

I would marry her after I divorced

was the least I could do for her, to fulfill her dying wish and put a perfect ending to her short life. However, it was not a choice that put me

white Maybach like a drunk, heartbroken teenager who

front of the villa where Scarlett lived.I rolled

be asleep with a satisfied smile on her face because she finally got our marriage

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

Scarlett's POV: 

of rushing to the company, I decided I would go to the nearby breakfast place from the

because I had finally gotten our marriage

little more time and this

I could go far, a familiar white

you doing

and noticed the pile of cigarette butts scattered

number of cigarette butts, I had guessed that

at him with wide

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

butts aren't

 "Okay."

was so excited to divorce me that he camped out

first before we go to the lawyer's office?" I pointed to the breakfast place not far

at least let me

Charles looked up at me and said

so I had

I gave up and just

we passed by the breakfast place, I caught a whiff of

out the window and saw the owner handing a cup of

not stop, so I guessed there was no

always buy breakfast at that

"Yes."

don’t you just make it

"I don't know how."

an orphan and then an adopted daughter

grew up in a sheltered household where everything

not a priority

more after that and just focused on

take me to the lawyer's

me to

right now.Why are we at your place?" I swept my eyes over the

fancy that ordinary people could not

me make you some breakfast first,"

and went

his face

be walking on air today, and once

was just feeling as

dump me today and marry the

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

"Think whatever you want,"

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