Bye, My Irresistible Love

Charles's POV: 

I could see Scarlett from where I was standing.

"Honey!" she called.I knew that tone so well that I almost blurted my usual response out loud.

But the call wasn't for me anymore.It was now for the man whose arm she grabbed with one hand while holding a beautiful gift box in the other.

She was not calling me.She was calling William.

In the blink of an eye, I felt empty inside.

For a moment, I considered rushing up to Scarlett and asking her if she had really forgotten me.I hadn't seen her in a long time.

She had lost a lot of weight.Her hair was tied up in a ponytail with a white silk ribbon.

The ribbon was intertwined with her dark hair in a loose braid that sat atop her shoulders.

Under her curly eyelashes, her beautiful eyes shone as brightly as stars against a midnight sky.My heart skipped a beat.

"What are you going to buy? Let me come with you," Scarlett said.

She seemed to be very happy as shown by the tender smile on her face and the sweet timbre of her voice.

William took her hand, returned her smile, and said, "I'm going to buy some essentials for couples if you know what I mean."

The intimacy between them was like vinegar to my tongue.

Scarlett burst into laughter, suddenly realizing what William meant.She playfully smacked him in the chest and muttered, "You are so naughty."

If she hadn't said that, I would've forgotten one thing.

A long time ago, I hugged her and said something similar, and she said the same words in the same flirtatious tone.

Hearing her speak that way to another man, I felt like a huge invisible hand just clamped around my throat.

William giggled with her and then towed her to the store he wanted to visit.

Scarlett was still limping a little.

It was obvious that she hadn't fully recovered from her injury.

Their bodies were so close that it made me ball my hands into fists and look away.

I couldn't watch another second of their romantic bliss.I didn't expect that a myriad of feelings would attack me this way upon seeing Scarlett again a year after our separation.I couldn't decide how I truly feel at the moment.

Everything was just welling up inside me all at once.

It took all my physical strength to fight my urge to grab her and take her home.I knew I didn't deserve her.

Her gentle smile and kind heart no longer belonged to me.

memory?

But when I saw her

day, I could tell that she was hiding

help you today?" a sales clerk

said quickly and took another

a deep breath and decided to follow

Scarlett's POV: 

had an ambiance that resembled a

ceiling and scattered warm yellow light all over the

all kinds

you like, honey.I'll buy them, and then you can

"What?"

"You heard me.Go shop."

a shopping trolley from nearby and started checking out

certain reason, I couldn't help

ready?" William asked,

think so," I answered, whipping my head back

was smiling mischievously

"What's wrong?"

you want to

my face instantly flushed like a cooked shrimp.I felt like my parents just caught me watching porn in my room.I

an ambiguous grin, I said in a trembling voice,

best- selling lingerie," the sales clerk

bill, I felt

caught a glimpse of William's smiling

together, and it made me feel

your new lingerie

"Yes," I nodded.

let's go home.I want to see you

in

glancing at the sales clerk who was watching us

of me.I could feel his hot breath on my neck, but my heartbeat kept its steady

for a moment, and added, "You

of a sudden, scenes that should've been blurry images in my brain flashed through

I wasn't in the mood anymore to act

just gave birth to twins.You're going to have

for months," William whined, still

my purchases in a glossy paper bag, handed it to me, and commented with admiration, "You two are so sweet.Actually, you only need to wait

had

case, you should take at

gossipy expression on the sales clerk's face, I could only think about leaving the store as soon as I

wasn't the

head at me and complained, "Three

nonsense.We're done here.Let's

and nudged William to