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

a perfect ending to her short life. However, it was not a

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

the villa where Scarlett lived.I rolled down my

time? She must already be asleep with a satisfied smile on

have sent me a message

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

lit up a cigarette and took

the only way left

Scarlett's POV: 

to work that morning, so instead of rushing to the company, I decided I would go to the

extra cheery because I had finally gotten

and

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 scattered beside

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

looked at him with

his face and his bloodshot eyes

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

 "Okay."

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

let me eat before

car," Charles looked up at me and said

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

and

I caught a whiff of the delicious food

and saw the owner handing a

did not stop, so I guessed there was

always buy breakfast at that place?"

"Yes."

just

"I don't know how."

orphan and then an adopted daughter of

up in a sheltered household where

not

not say anything more after

he did not take me to the lawyer's office to file

took me

our divorce right now.Why are we at your

so fancy that ordinary people could not afford even the bathrooms

me make you some breakfast

the car and went to

watched his face

seemed to be walking on air today, and

feeling as

legally dump me today

of buttering me up

"Think whatever you want,"

shadow passing over his