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.

would marry her after

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

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

where Scarlett lived.I rolled down my window and

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

she would not have sent me a message that

was only a matter of time before she could

that I lit up a cigarette and took

only way left to help

Scarlett's POV: 

have to work that morning, so instead of rushing to the company, I decided I would go to the nearby breakfast place from the

I had finally

little more time and

could go far, a familiar white

are you doing

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

of cigarette butts, I had guessed that he

him with

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

butts aren't

 "Okay."

moment was that my soon-to-be ex-husband was so excited to divorce me that he camped out in his car

some breakfast first before we go to

he could at least let me eat before formally wrecking

Charles looked up at me and

not really answer my question, so I had no idea

up and just

breakfast place, I caught a whiff of

and saw the owner handing a cup of

guessed

at that place?" Charles suddenly

"Yes."

you just make

"I don't know how."

an adopted daughter of the

in a sheltered household

not a

after that and

did not take me to

took me to

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

people

some breakfast

and went to

watched his face

on air today, and once again, it

maybe he was just feeling as on a

legally dump me today

me up before

"Think whatever you want,"

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