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

I followed him out, I felt as

was

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

pleaded, which instantly

mind screamed at me to refuse,

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

at the hospital, Charles rushed out of the car and grabbed Rita

bring my

raced to the emergency

a gurney and wheeled her

took Charles's phone and followed

in time to fall

in the waiting room, looking worried

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

until there's news about Rita,"

and did not say

and stared at

in front of me, I did not

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

a smile and put it on

emergency room swung open, and a doctor

sprang to his

he could ask,

is stable and out of danger.You can

was transferred to the general

and I stood in the corridor and

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

acknowledgement.I did not

accompany Rita, and Rita

Scarlett.I

head toward Charles and

say anything, he strode toward me and stood

beating

you here, then you should stay,

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

I in the quiet, deserted hospital

kept silent for a

to each other

said something had I

of Rita lying in the

cold? You're shaking," Charles

was startled by his sudden movement.I hurriedly turned

"No, I'm not cold."

held on to my