Farewell To My Endless Love novel Chapter 41

Scarlett's POV:

"You're the one who proposed the divorce. You served me the papers the day I flew in home, remember?" I corrected Charles.

"Yes. I just don't want you to bring it up every chance you get. What if you regret divorcing me one day?" Once again, he was trying to sound all cool about the issue, but I thought he was just making an excuse.

"That's not going to happen," I answered firmly.

"Why are you so sure? Have you gotten a new boyfriend?" Charles asked, his voice taking on a sharp edge.

"As a matter of fact, I have. He's intelligent, wealthy, and powerful, and we love each other very much. So, yes, I'm sure I'll never regret divorcing you," I said like a winner.

"Scarlett!" Charles shouted angrily.

Then, his phone on the tea table rang. As expected, the caller was his sweetheart, Rita.

The anger on Charles's face suddenly disappeared. He glanced at his ringing phone and then looked at me. He hesitated for a long time before picking up his phone and putting it on speaker.

"Hi, Charles. I didn't mean to make Christine angry last time. Can you take me to her today? I want to apologize," Rita said in a soft voice.

"I don't think that's a good idea. She hasn't fully recovered yet. I don't want to stress her out. Let's just wait for her to get better, okay?" Charles replied without any expression on his face.

"Very well. Can you come accompany me today? I'm lonely, and I miss you very much."

If I had not known Rita, I would not have recognized her voice over the phone. I found it hard to believe that she could speak in such a sincere tone.

I did not want to eavesdrop on their conversation anymore, so I put on my shoes and walked toward the door. But when I realized that I was still in Charles's pajamas, I halted.

"I'll swingby if I have time, all right? Goodbye."

Rita tried to stop Charles from hanging up on her, but she did not succeed. Before she could say anything more, he already cut the line. Charles tossed his phone to the tea table and looked up at me.

"Grandma wants us to come see her at the hospital."

"Okay, but I have to go home first to change."

Taking a look at his pajamas that I was wearing, Charles picked up his phone again and called his assistant.

"Send me a set of women's clothes."

I took that as a no on my going home to change and headed to the living room. I sat on the sofa and waited for Charles's assistant to arrive.

About half an hour later, someone rang the doorbell. I stood up and answered the door.

Charles's assistant was standing outside with a shopping bag.

"Hello, Mrs. Moore. Here are your clothes."

The words "Mrs. Moore" threw me off for a second. In the past, Charles's staff addressed me as Miss Riley. I did not understand the sudden change.

I was so startled that I could only choke my reply. Thankfully, after handing me the bag, Charles's assistant just slightly bowed and left, sparing me the humiliation.

I closed the door and took the clothes to the living room. I started rummaging through the contents of the bag, and I found myself blushing. "Why did you ask your assistant to buy me this kind of clothes?" I was expecting a change of clothes in the bag but not underwear.

I felt even more embarrassed imagining Charles's male assistant buying some women's underwear at the store.

"Don't you want them? I can go to the store myself and buy you another pair if you like," Charles teased.

I rolled my eyes so hard that they ached.

Would I ever let him buy me a set of underwear? I would rather wear the one his assistant bought.

I went to the bedroom to change my clothes. To my surprise, Charles's assistant was not only considerate but also had good taste in clothes. The pieces he picked for me fit very well and looked amazing.