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.

that I would marry her

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

Maybach like a drunk, heartbroken teenager who felt lost

found myself pulling up in front of the villa where Scarlett lived.I

must already be asleep with a satisfied smile on her face because she finally got our marriage

not have sent me

matter of

idea annoyed me so much that I lit up a cigarette

was the only way left to

Scarlett's POV: 

don't have to work that morning, so instead of rushing to the company, I decided I would go to the nearby

I had

more time and this

before I could go far, a familiar white Maybach caught my

are you doing

over to check on Charles and noticed the pile of cigarette butts

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

looked at him with wide

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

just got here.Those cigarette butts aren't

 "Okay."

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

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

let me eat

looked up at me

answer my question, so I had no idea if we were getting breakfast or heading to

gave up and just got in

place, I caught a whiff

and saw the owner handing a cup of coffee to

guessed there was no breakfast

always buy breakfast at that

"Yes."

just make

"I don't know how."

an adopted daughter

up in a sheltered household

skills were not a priority

anything more after that and

he did not take me to the

took me

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

was so fancy that ordinary people could not afford even the

some breakfast first," Charles

out of the car and went to open my door for

his

air

as on a

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

of buttering me

"Think whatever you want,"

replied, a shadow passing