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

wish and put a perfect ending to her short life. However, it was

Maybach like a drunk, heartbroken teenager

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

already be asleep with a satisfied smile on her face because she finally

have sent me a

it was only a matter

that I lit up

only way left

Scarlett's POV: 

the company, I decided I would go to the

I had finally

little more time and this would all be

I could go far, a familiar

are you doing

and noticed

of cigarette butts, I had

him with wide

on his face and his bloodshot eyes told me that he had not gotten any

cigarette butts aren't mine," he explained

 "Okay."

me that he camped out in

mind if I go get some breakfast first before we go to the lawyer's office?" I pointed to

could at least let me eat before formally wrecking our

car," Charles looked up at me

I had no idea if we were getting breakfast or heading to the lawyer's

up and just

the breakfast place, I caught a whiff of the

and saw the owner handing a cup

did not stop, so I guessed there

buy breakfast at that

"Yes."

you just make it

"I don't know how."

and then an adopted daughter of the

sheltered household

were not a priority to

anything more after that and just focused on

to

took me to

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

fancy that ordinary people could not afford even the bathrooms

me make you some

car and

watched his

air today, and

he was just feeling as on a high as I

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

me breakfast your way of buttering me up before

"Think whatever you want,"

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