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 marry

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

a ride.I drove my white Maybach like a drunk,

I found myself pulling up in front of the villa where Scarlett lived.I rolled down

doing at this time? She must already be asleep with a satisfied smile on her face

she would not have sent me

was overjoyed because it was only a matter of time

lit

was the only way left

Scarlett's POV: 

I would go to the nearby breakfast place

I had finally gotten our

time and

could go far, a familiar white

are you doing

walked over to check on Charles and noticed the pile of cigarette butts

from the number of cigarette butts, I had

at him

face and his bloodshot eyes told me that he had not

cigarette butts aren't mine," he explained

 "Okay."

was so excited to divorce me that he camped out in his car all night just to drag me to the lawyer's

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

least let

the car," Charles looked up at

so I had no

up and

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

saw the owner handing a cup of coffee to

not stop, so I guessed

at that place?" Charles suddenly

"Yes."

don’t you just make it

"I don't know how."

was an orphan and then an adopted daughter of the

a sheltered household where everything was

not a

did not say anything more after

did not take me to the lawyer's

he took me to his

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

so fancy that ordinary people could not afford even

make you some

got out of the car and went to open my door for

watched his

air today, and

maybe he was just feeling as on a high as I

dump me today and marry the woman

of buttering me up before divorcing me?"

"Think whatever you want,"

shadow passing