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 her after I

put a perfect ending to her short life. However, it was

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

up in front of the villa where Scarlett lived.I rolled

was she doing at this time? She must already be asleep with a satisfied smile on her face because she finally got our marriage

would not have sent me a message that

it was only a matter of time before she could

I lit up a cigarette and took

left to help me calm

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 a bite

because I

and this would all be

I could go far, a familiar

you doing

and noticed the pile of cigarette butts scattered beside

I had guessed that he

him

his face and his bloodshot eyes told me

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

 "Okay."

soon-to-be ex-husband was so excited to divorce me that he camped out in his

we go to the lawyer's office?"

thought he could at least let me

car," Charles looked up at

my question, so I had no idea if we were getting breakfast or

I gave up and just

the breakfast place, I caught a whiff of

saw the owner

did not stop, so I guessed there was

breakfast at that

"Yes."

you just

"I don't know how."

orphan and then an adopted daughter

up in a sheltered household where

skills were not a

anything more after that and just focused on

did not take me to the lawyer's office

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

was so fancy that ordinary people could not afford even the

some breakfast first," Charles answered

got out of the car and

watched his face

air today,

was just feeling as

dump me today and marry the

me up

"Think whatever you want,"

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