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 and

out, I felt as if my heart was snapping

was

of his car and then slid into the driver's seat.Then, he

me," he pleaded,

at me to refuse, but

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

rushed out of

bring my phone,"

that, he raced to the emergency room and met with

quickly put Rita on a gurney and wheeled her

Charles's phone and followed

arrived just in time to fall into step beside

Charles sitting in the waiting room, looking

and David.This is not a big deal.You don't have to

until there's news about

and did not say anything

there quietly and stared at the

of me, I did not know

me on the shoulder and said, "You must be

a smile and

to the emergency room swung open, and a doctor

to his

he could ask,

patient is stable and out of danger.You can rest easy

was transferred to the general

and I stood in the corridor

late, Scarlett, and you have to

in acknowledgement.I did not

Rita most certainly

Scarlett.I

and stared at

I could say anything, he strode toward me and stood close

began beating madly

needs you here, then

not know if it was Spencer or David who left that last remark because they were

and I in the quiet,

silent for a

just listened to each other

said something had I

Rita lying in the ward

shaking," Charles asked as he took

turned my face away and tried to withdraw my

"No, I'm not cold."

Charles held on to