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

perfect ending to her short life. However,

went for a ride.I drove my white Maybach like a drunk, heartbroken teenager

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

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

not have sent me a message that

it was only a matter of time before

lit up a cigarette

the only way left

Scarlett's POV: 

so instead of rushing to the company, I decided I would go to the nearby breakfast place

extra cheery because I

time and this would all be

go far, a familiar

you doing

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

I had guessed that

looked at 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

butts aren't mine,"

 "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 to drag me to

mind if I go get some breakfast first before we go

let me eat before

in the car," Charles looked up at me and said

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

gave up and just

breakfast place, I caught a whiff of the

owner handing

stop, so I guessed there was no breakfast

always buy breakfast at that place?" Charles

"Yes."

just make it

"I don't know how."

an orphan and then an adopted daughter of the

sheltered household where everything was done for

skills were not a

did not say anything more after

not take me to the lawyer's office to file our

he took me to his

now.Why are we at your place?" I swept my eyes over the luxury apartment district where

fancy that ordinary people could not

make you some breakfast first," Charles answered

the car and went to open my door

watched his face

be walking on air today, and once again, it

maybe he was just feeling as on a high

dump me today and marry the

breakfast your way of buttering me up before divorcing me?" I asked with a

"Think whatever you want,"

shadow passing