Bye, My Irresistible Love

Rita's POV: 

Charles had been getting more and more indifferent toward me lately, which left me feeling all flustered and restless.

Did I do something wrong?  At this time, Richard walked in with a bunch of roses in his hand.What was wrong with this man?

 "Where have you been? Did you find anything?"

I had sent him to keep an eye on Scarlett, but he had returned with no useful information.

"I haven't found anything unusual, babe."

Richard put the roses in the vase, turned around, and looked at me fawningly.

"Oh, you worthless goon! Have you really been keeping an eye on Scarlett like I told you to? Charles has been giving me the cold shoulder! It has to be her fault!"

I rushed up to him, grabbed the vase, and shattered it on the floor.

Richard did not even flinch.

He had been guarding me for so long that he had gotten used to my mood swings and erratic behavior.

Without saying a word, he just went ahead and started cleaning up the mess I made.

"I asked you a question, Richard!"

I could not stand it when he answered me with the silent treatment.

"Spencer has opened a new bar.Maybe we can ask him what's going on with Charles and Scarlett," he finally suggested.

That lit up a bulb in my head.

Spencer was Charles's good friend.Why had I never thought of asking him? 

"Thank you.That's a great idea."

With a smile, I tiptoed and kissed Richard's Adam's apple.

The dejection on his face disappeared in an instant, and he had completely succumbed to my charm.

He stretched out his arms and attempted to wrap them around me.

I knew he wanted more.But I did not let him succeed.I pushed him away and said, "You stay here.I'll change and go to Spencer's new bar."

Spencer's family was mainly engaged in the entertainment industry, and they had almost complete monopoly over Los Angeles' bar scene.

Even though Charles and Spencer had been friends since they were little boys, they were completely different.

Charles did not mess around with women while Spencer was a frivolous flirt.

I flicked my wavy hair and practiced my charming smile, hoping to get something helpful out of Spencer.

When I arrived at Spencer's new bar, I bumped into the person I really wanted to see but was not expecting to.

Leaning against the door of his silver Phantom, Charles took a drag from his cigarette.

His perfectly sculpted profile was facing me like a bust of a Greek god.

He was in all black but without the suit jacket, and the two topmost buttons of his shirt were undone, revealing a little of his chest.

I could not help smiling from ear to ear.

Only a woman out of her damn mind would let go of such a handsome, rich man.

toward

I called his

and raised

surprised to

unwell.A bar is no place

me away the

make it easy for him.I softened my features, slumped my shoulders, and started

and have

go home.You can't strain yourself.It'll be more troublesome for you and the people who have to take care of

a neutral tone and then took

seemed to be

made us

was not about to leave and

stop me, I stepped up, took his

nose, tossed his half-finished cigarette, and let me

he still cared about

forced me into his car and drove me home

was also surprised at my

like he wanted to say something but decided not to say

guess, I thought it would fall along the lines of me

did not appreciate it, but I just flashed him my best sweet

own

seemed that Charles was

since we walked in, Charles's eyes had been

a smile and held on tightly to

a private

and said, "Will you get Rita a private

Then, he left.

pressed my lips together in a thin line as I

back of my eyes started to burn, but I immediately shoved down the emotions that started bubbling

Rita.Let's get you a

have to go

even glancing at Spencer's general direction,

up with him, I saw him making out with Scarlett near

my throat, and I had to grab the nearest wall to support myself as

really Charles? Why was he so obsessed with Scarlett? It was the first time I had

only because he was kissing

as if it would kill him if he ever let her

out, he had some sexual

trance, a strong hand grabbed my arm,

he hasn't divorced yet, and it's not because he can't.It's because he doesn't want

and folded

"You don't know that,"

done so much for Charles.I was unwilling to give up.It

you so desperate to marry him anyway? I mean, you already have

know what you're talking about.There's nothing going on between me and Richard.You can't hurl

I was flustered.

they know that I had slept

difficult for you to keep anything in your life

Spencer sneered.

to bite down the hint of embarrassment in my voice, but I

stop, Rita.You're not doing yourself any favors here.If you keep going on like this, any gratitude Charles has left for you will disappear.Once his vision clears and he realizes that you've been trying to

Spencer said ruthlessly.

seems to want to do these days is to be with Scarlett.He's been jerking me around,

I snapped.

distress in my chest lodged a lump in my