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

him out, I felt as if my heart

again, he was

backseat of his car and then slid into the

pleaded, which

screamed at me to refuse, but my

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

out of the car and

my

saying that, he raced to the emergency

a gurney and

and followed him to the emergency

in time to fall

Charles sitting in the waiting room, looking worried and

not a big deal.You don't have to stay.” Scarlett and I can

news about Rita,"

did

at the door to

at everything in front of me, I did not know how to

"You must be freaked out, Scarlett.Don't worry.Charles

and put it on

open, and a doctor in green scrubs with a stethoscope around

sprang to

could ask, the

out

Rita was transferred to

I stood in the corridor and felt

and you have to go to work tomorrow.Let

chin in acknowledgement.I did not

Rita, and Rita most certainly did not need

Scarlett.I need

head toward Charles and

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

beating

Charles needs you here, then you should

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

there was only Charles and I

for a

listened to each

have said something

lying in the ward nearby rendered

Charles asked

turned my face away and tried

"No, I'm not cold."

on to my hand