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 her after I

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

Rita fell asleep, I left the hospital and went for a ride.I drove my white Maybach like a drunk,

where Scarlett lived.I rolled down my window and

with a satisfied smile on her face because she finally

not have sent me a

because it was only a matter of

lit

was the only way left to help

Scarlett's POV: 

I would go to

was extra cheery because I had

and this would all

a familiar

are you doing

check on Charles and noticed the

I had guessed that

looked at him

wore yesterday,and the stubble on his face and his bloodshot eyes told me that he

cigarette butts aren't mine,"

 "Okay."

think about at 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 to drag me to the lawyer's office at first

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

thought he could at least let me eat before formally wrecking

in the car," Charles looked

really answer my question, so I had no idea if we were

gave up and

by the breakfast place, I caught a whiff

window and saw the owner handing a cup of coffee

stop, so I guessed there was

always buy breakfast at that place?" Charles

"Yes."

you just make it

"I don't know how."

and then an

grew up in a sheltered household where

were not

not say anything more after that and just focused

not take me to the lawyer's office to file

took me to his

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

people could not afford even the

me make you some

of the car and went to open my

his

air today,

maybe he was just feeling as

could finally legally dump me today and

buttering me up before divorcing me?"

"Think whatever you want,"

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