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.

that I would

the least I could do for her, to fulfill her dying wish and put a perfect

for a ride.I drove my white Maybach like a drunk, heartbroken teenager

of the villa where Scarlett

be asleep with

she would not have sent me a

was overjoyed because it was only a matter

lit up a cigarette and took

was the only way left to help me calm

Scarlett's POV: 

work that morning, so instead of rushing to the company, I decided I would go

was extra cheery because I

and this would

a familiar white Maybach caught my

are you

Charles and noticed the pile of cigarette butts

had guessed that he had been sitting

at him

was still wearing the clothes he wore yesterday,and the stubble on his face and his bloodshot eyes

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

 "Okay."

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

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

let me eat

looked up at me and said

not really answer my question, so I had no idea

gave up and just got in

caught a whiff of the delicious food

and saw the owner handing

I guessed there

buy breakfast at

"Yes."

just make

"I don't know how."

then an adopted daughter of

grew up in a sheltered household where everything was

not a

more after that

me to the lawyer's office to file our

he took me

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

was so fancy that ordinary people

me make you some breakfast first," Charles answered

car and went

his

seemed to be walking on air today, and

was just feeling as on a high as I

could finally legally dump me today and marry the woman of

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

"Think whatever you want,"

shadow passing over his