Bye, My Irresistible Love

Scarlett's POV:

When I stepped out of the bathroom, I found that Charles was not in the bedroom.I heaved a sigh of relief.

He must have gone to Rita's place.

Before I could get him out of my mind, the door swung open.My heart leapt to my throat the moment Charles walked in.

"Why...Why are you still here? I thought you went to see Rita," I asked in a trembling voice.

"If I leave, my wife will be unhappy," he shrugged and started walking toward me.

I scoffed.

"What do you mean? We're a married couple, remember?"

Charles narrowed his eyes.

I shook my head.

"We have never been a real married couple.Have you forgotten that our marriage is fake from the very beginning?"

I tried keeping the words in, but standing in front of Charles now, I could not help blurting them out in an accusatory tone.

If it were not for him wanting a divorce, I would not have come home from overseas.

Charles furrowed his brows, and his eyes glinted with a dangerous light.

He reached out and grabbed my wrist.

"What about now? I want us to be a real couple, Scarlett.I love you."

As he spoke, he approached me step by step, forcing me to retreat.

In a few heartbeats, I found myself backed in a corner.

The wall felt cold against my back, and it was a complete contrast to Charles's warm torso that was a hair's breadth away from mine.

"Do you still think I'm not being serious? I mean it.I want to be with you."

I looked at Charles's face, gnashed my teeth together, and shook my head.

that he was holding

felt his heartbeat

me you want to be with me, too.My mind went in shambles as my eyes threatened to burn with frustrated tears.I kept silent for a long time, trying to

heart for Rita every chance he got, and now he was telling me that I was the love of his life.How was I

want to be with you.We can't be

treats me like an option.I deserve to be a priority.And you can't make me take you back with a mere

jaw as he

put my hand down from his chest and

he lowered his

saying that sooner or

his tone.Then, he turned around and laid down on the sofa.I

but I still felt a little depressed.I went to get myself a cup

awful.Is everything

over to my desk and asked with

get that much sleep last night,"

we go grab dinner and some drinks after work? We can discuss what's bothering you or

"Sounds like a plan."

about finding a place to be alone and rest for a while, but maybe company was what I needed

kind

off work, Nina took me to a nice

Scarlett.The food here is divine.You're going to love

out and held my hand.I nodded

wait to eat and

the reason you're so down?" Nina asked while

not expecting her to mention Charles's name, and

there's something wrong with your sex life? Is Charles's sexual appetite too intense?"

fact, we haven't slept with

married for years.How is it

her voice, but I could tell that she

never lived together like a normal

But he seems to care about you very much now,

prefer the new over the old.It will be stupid of me to fall for any of his

a lot because of

of divorce, do you know

look on Charles's face from yesterday

Nina shook her head.