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

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

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

Scarlett lived.I rolled down

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

she would not have sent me

was only a matter of

that I lit up a

the only way left to

Scarlett's POV: 

I would go to the nearby breakfast place from the villa and grab a bite

because I had finally gotten our

time and

far, a

you doing

and noticed the pile of cigarette butts scattered beside the

from the number of cigarette butts, I had guessed that he had been sitting there

at him

clothes he wore yesterday,and the stubble on his face and his bloodshot

cigarette butts aren't mine,"

 "Okay."

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

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

could at least let

car," Charles looked up at

really answer my question, so I had no idea if

gave up and just got

caught a whiff of the delicious

the owner handing a cup of coffee

guessed there was

breakfast at that

"Yes."

don’t you just make it

"I don't know how."

an adopted daughter of

household where everything was done

skills were not

after that and

he did not take me to the

he took me

your place?" I swept my eyes over the luxury apartment

people could not afford even the bathrooms

make you some breakfast first," Charles

the car and went to open my

his face

walking on air

just feeling as on a high as

dump me today and marry the woman of

me breakfast your way of buttering me up before divorcing

"Think whatever you want,"

a shadow