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.

I would

for her, to fulfill her dying wish and put a perfect ending to her short life. However, it was not a choice that

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

Scarlett lived.I rolled down

asleep with a satisfied smile

not have sent me a message

it was only a matter of time before she

so much that I lit up

the only way left to

Scarlett's POV: 

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

I had finally

time and this would

go far, a familiar white

are you

Charles and noticed the pile of cigarette

had guessed that he had been

looked at him with

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

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

 "Okay."

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

we go to the lawyer's office?" I pointed to the breakfast place not far

could at least let me eat before formally wrecking

looked up at me and said

answer my question, so I had no idea if we were getting breakfast

up and

by the breakfast place, I caught a

looked out the window and saw the owner handing a cup of

so I guessed there

buy breakfast at

"Yes."

you just make

"I don't know how."

then an adopted daughter of the Moore

in a sheltered household where

were not

did not say anything more after that and just

to the lawyer's office to file

took me

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

fancy that ordinary people could not afford

me make you some breakfast first," Charles

of the car and went to open my

watched his

seemed to be walking on air today,

was just feeling as on a high as I

dump me today and marry the woman of his

me up before divorcing me?" I asked

"Think whatever you want,"

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