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 divorced

dying wish and put a perfect ending to her short life.

left the hospital and went for a ride.I drove my white Maybach like a drunk, heartbroken teenager who

where Scarlett lived.I rolled down my window and stared

doing at this time? She must already be asleep with a satisfied smile on her

have sent me a

overjoyed because it was only a matter of time before she could finally

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

left

Scarlett's POV: 

I would go to the nearby breakfast

cheery because I had finally gotten

little more time and this would

go far, a

you

to check on Charles and noticed the pile of cigarette butts scattered beside the

cigarette butts, I had guessed that he had been sitting there

him with wide

wearing the clothes he wore yesterday,and the stubble on his face and his bloodshot eyes told me that he had not gotten

cigarette butts aren't

 "Okay."

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

go get some breakfast first before we go

thought he could at least let me eat before formally

in the car," Charles looked up at

hesitated for a while.He did not really answer my question, so I had no idea if we were getting breakfast or heading

gave up and just got

I caught a whiff of the delicious food

owner handing a

stop, so I guessed there

at that place?" Charles

"Yes."

don’t you just make it

"I don't know how."

an adopted daughter

grew up in a sheltered household where

were not a priority to

more after that and just focused

me to the lawyer's office to file our

he took me to his

divorce right now.Why are we at your place?"

was so fancy that ordinary people

some

car and

his face

seemed to be walking on air today,

feeling as on

he could finally legally dump me today and marry the woman of

breakfast your way of buttering me

"Think whatever you want,"

a shadow passing over