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

do for her, to fulfill her dying wish and put a perfect ending to her short life.

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

in front of the villa where Scarlett lived.I rolled

time? She must already be asleep with a satisfied smile

would not have sent me a message that

because it was only a matter of

me so much that I lit up a

was the only way left to help me

Scarlett's POV: 

company, I decided I would go to the nearby breakfast place from the villa and grab a bite

extra cheery because I had finally gotten

little more time and this would all

before I could go far, a

you

check on Charles and noticed

of cigarette butts, I had guessed that

at him with

the stubble on his face and his bloodshot eyes told me that he

butts aren't mine,"

 "Okay."

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

we go to the lawyer's office?" I pointed to the

least let

the car," Charles looked up at

I had no idea if we were getting breakfast or heading to

gave up and just

the breakfast place, I caught a whiff of the delicious food

and saw the owner

so I guessed there was no breakfast

buy breakfast at that place?" Charles suddenly

"Yes."

just make

"I don't know how."

an orphan and then an

in a sheltered household where everything was done for

skills were not a

say anything more after that and just focused on

he did not take me to

he took me

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

so fancy that ordinary people could not afford even

some breakfast first,"

got out of the car and went to

watched his

walking on air today, and

maybe he was just feeling as on a

me

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

"Think whatever you want,"

a shadow passing