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.

was full of

out, I felt as if my heart was snapping

he was abandoning

Rita on the backseat of his car and then slid into the driver's seat.Then, he turned to look

with me," he pleaded, which instantly burned through my

mind screamed at me to refuse, but my

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

rushed out

my

that, he raced to the emergency room

put Rita on a

phone and followed him

arrived just in time to fall

Charles sitting in the waiting room, looking

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

news

just nodded and did not

and stared at the

me, I did not know how

said, "You must be freaked out, Scarlett.Don't worry.Charles will take care of

manufactured a smile and put it on

then, the doors to the emergency room swung open, and a doctor in green scrubs with a

sprang to

ask, the doctor

and out

was transferred

Spencer, and I stood in the corridor and

and you have to go to work tomorrow.Let me

offered.I dipped my chin in acknowledgement.I did not

and Rita

go, Scarlett.I

toward Charles and stared at him with wide

could say anything, he strode toward me and stood close enough for

heart began beating madly

you here, then you should stay,

that last remark because they were gone before I could turn my

only Charles and I

for a long

just listened to each other

said something had

of Rita lying in the ward nearby rendered

Charles asked as he took my

turned my face away and

"No, I'm not cold."

Charles held on to my hand