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

and put a perfect ending to her short life. However, it was not a choice that

my white Maybach like a

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

asleep with a satisfied smile

have sent me

overjoyed because it was only a matter of time before she

annoyed me so much that I lit up a cigarette and took a deep

was the only way left to help

Scarlett's POV: 

rushing to the company, I decided I would go to

was extra cheery because I

time and this would

a familiar white Maybach caught my

are you

walked over to check on Charles and noticed

I had guessed that he had been

at him with wide

the stubble on his face and his

here.Those cigarette butts aren't mine,"

 "Okay."

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

first before we go

least let me eat

in the car," Charles looked up at

answer my question, so I had no

up and just got in

I caught a whiff of the

owner handing a cup of coffee to a

not stop, so I guessed there

always buy breakfast at that place?" Charles

"Yes."

don’t you just make

"I don't know how."

was an orphan and then an adopted daughter of the

sheltered household

were not

after that and just focused

me to the lawyer's office to

took me to

we're going to file our divorce right now.Why are we at your place?" I swept my eyes

ordinary people

some breakfast first," Charles answered

of the car and went to open my door for

watched his

air today, and once again,

was just feeling as on a high as I

me today

buttering me up before divorcing me?"

"Think whatever you want,"

a shadow passing