Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett's POV: 

As soon as I left the studio, I heard a female voice call my name.

"Scarlett, I didn't expect you to be so capable!"

I turned around and the person I found made my jaw drop.

Fiona, one of my colleagues, was walking toward me, her high heels clicking against the floor.

"Stop pretending to be innocent.You're having an affair with Rita's man.Poor Rita."

Fiona raised her voice by several notches.

She stood in front of me like a hungry lioness that was about to scratch my face off with her claws and then gut me.

She and I were just ordinary colleagues.

We were not friends or in good terms in any way.

Ever since we met, I had always felt like she hated me, and that feeling had been supported by her behavior toward me.

When she heard the rumors going around, she was one of the first people to mock me with them.

It was ridiculous that she and everybody else thought I was Charles's mistress.

"I'm not having an affair with anyone, Fiona.I'm not desperate, and I have some self-respect.I would never date a married man just so that I wouldn't be single,"

I retorted, holding my head high.

After that, I walked away.I had more important things to do than engage in pointless arguments with judgmental people.

Just as I was preparing for my next interview, Nina trotted over to me, her anxious voice filling my ears.

"Scarlett! Have you read the news?"

She waved her phone at me.

"They're saying that you stole Rita's husband! Oh, my God! I can't believe that woman is slandering you for publicity! It's such a desperate and pathetic move!"

Nina was so angry that I could see smoke coming out of her ears, but I had gotten used to it.

"I thought she was supposed to be critically ill.How does she have the energy to go around and make a scene all the time? Is she just pretending to be sick so that she can get attention?"

Nina surmised in a low voice.

Although I was a little stunned by her question, I just shook my head.

"She's sick, Nina.And if she wasn't, she wouldn't be able to hide it from Charles."

"Scarlett! Why do you trust Charles so much?"

Nina looked at me in disbelief.

"Because I know him well."

I had never doubted Charles's love for Rita.

"Well, I still think that Rita is hiding something.You should look into her.Just because you trust Charles doesn't mean you have to trust Rita, too."

looking at me as if I

the time to think about the matter.I had work to

Time quickly passed.

time

of the building, I

to pick you up and

got in the car and

would be at the villa as

about what the news said about me, but

drove all the way to

got out of the

confirming

entered the house, I found everyone waiting for

approach me first

good-for-nothing tabloids.They have nothing better to write about than attention

up the news before I did.I flashed her a weak smile and helped her

reply to her, I heard the front door swing

"Grandma."

voice made my heart

pressed her lips together in a thin line and eyed her grandson with so much disappointment in

and recalling what the news said about

just sat beside Christine

Scarlett? Why did you force Rita to

asked impatiently, which

knelt down herself to get people's sympathy.It was all an act, and only idiots like you believed it,"

you have to talk to Scarlett like that

Alice glared at Charles.

living room

this.Charles, Scarlett, I think

broke the

at her and

and I told Christine that we were getting a divorce, she

like she was finally

knew that she was only doing

nose as a pang of guilt pierced my heart

you think,

who was watering some flowers in one

Scarlett.Scarlett, have you

trotted over to me, and sat beside

is

lied through

most definitely is not! He's a

Michael protested immediately.

and I are a perfect match.In fact, he has been trying to set us up," I

and make him disappear

record with women was a small price to pay for

sudden, everyone turned to

think Spencer will be good for Scarlett,"

"I beg your pardon?"

almost sprang to

think we all know what kind of

muttered, rolling her eyes at