Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett's POV: 

I could hear Rita's coquettish voice even from the kitchen.

"How can you let an anchorwoman cook, Charles?" she teased.

She might be using a gentle voice, but she was still enjoying finding fault in me.

"Scarlett was willing to cook, and I didn't think there was anything wrong with that," Charles replied calmly.

He sat on the sofa and paged through the magazine in his hand.

Uninterested in their conversation, I just kept my head down and concentrated on cooking.

However, Rita was unwilling to be ignored.

She sat down next to Charles and chatted with David and Spencer.

I glanced at her and saw the face of her father, a man who would be forever etched in my memory.

No woman would ever forget the man who once asked her to be his mistress.

I was still upset about that encounter as if it just happened yesterday.I walked out of the kitchen.I decided I would continue cooking after Rita was done making a scene here.

"Where are you going, Scarlett?"

Charles put down the magazine and stood up when he saw me leaving.

I was about to tell him that I was just stepping out for some fresh air, but then Rita put her hand over her chest and collapsed on the floor.

I did not buy her act the moment I saw it.

The timing was suspiciously impeccable, the damsel in distress dramatically falling in front of the hero.I almost rolled my eyes.

My eyes darted to Charles.

He was immediately beside Rita and asking her if she was okay.

"Rita? Rita!"

Charles called her name several times, but Rita closed her eyes and did not respond.

"Scarlett, give me my phone.I need to call the doctor," Charles snapped.

I went to get his phone and handed it to him.

He was now holding the unconscious Rita in his arms.

Charles called a doctor named Addison as he carried Rita out of the apartment.

full of concern

I followed him out, I felt as

was abandoning

on the backseat of his car and then slid into the

he pleaded, which

at me to

the car door and sat in the backseat with Rita.I carefully set her head on my lap and covered

at the hospital, Charles rushed out of the car

please bring my

saying that, he raced to the emergency room and met with the hospital

Rita on a gurney and wheeled

Charles's phone and followed him to the emergency

and Spencer arrived just in time to fall into step beside

found Charles sitting in the waiting room, looking

Spencer and David.This is not a big deal.You don't have to stay.” Scarlett and I can wait

there's news

nodded and did not say

and stared at

in front of me,

on the shoulder and said, "You must be freaked out, Scarlett.Don't worry.Charles

manufactured a smile and put it

to the emergency room swung open, and a doctor in green scrubs with a stethoscope around his neck

sprang to his

ask, the

patient is stable and out of danger.You

was transferred

I stood in the

getting late, Scarlett, and you have to go to work tomorrow.Let me

acknowledgement.I did not

Rita, and Rita most certainly did

go, Scarlett.I

my head toward Charles and stared at him

say anything, he strode toward me and stood close

began beating madly against my

needs you here, then you should

it was Spencer or David who left that last remark because they were gone before I could

I in the

for a long

each other

said something had I known

Rita lying in

shaking," Charles asked as

startled by his sudden movement.I hurriedly turned my face

"No, I'm not cold."

held on to my