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

for her, to fulfill her dying wish and put a perfect ending to her short life. However,

went for a ride.I drove my white Maybach

found myself pulling up in front of the villa where Scarlett lived.I rolled down my window and stared at the light in her

this time? She must already be asleep with a satisfied

have sent me a message

a matter of time

I lit up

was the only way left

Scarlett's POV: 

of rushing to the company, I decided I would go to the nearby breakfast place from the villa and grab a

because I had finally

little more time and this would

go far, a familiar white

are you

walked over to check on Charles and noticed the pile

I had guessed

looked at him with wide

yesterday,and the stubble on his face and his bloodshot

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

 "Okay."

I could 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

go to the lawyer's office?" I pointed to the breakfast place not

least let me eat before formally wrecking

in the car," Charles looked up at me and

my question, so I had no idea

up and just got in the

I caught a whiff of the delicious food they served

saw the owner handing a

so I guessed there was no

breakfast at that place?" Charles suddenly

"Yes."

just make it

"I don't know how."

an adopted daughter of the Moore

up in a sheltered household where everything was done

skills were not a priority

say anything more after that and just focused

me to the lawyer's

took me to

your

that ordinary people could not afford even the bathrooms

you some

car and went to open

watched his face

seemed to be walking on air today, and once again, it

was just feeling as on a high as I

me today and marry the woman of his

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

"Think whatever you want,"

replied, a shadow passing over his