Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 1

Selena Norman was the heiress of a prestigious family in the city, known for her flirtatious nature and reputation as a playgirl. However, she changed all her ways since dating me. Everyone knew she loved me with all her heart and doted on me endlessly.

At least, that was what I thought. Everything changed when I came across her and Zion Cabot's text conversation.

"Will you always treat me this nicely, Selena?"

"Of course, babe."

It felt as if a knife had twisted in my heart at that moment. I didn't realize that the love I thought I had was now a thing of the past.

...

I arrived in front of the cake and blew the candles. It was 1:00 am, and an hour had gone since our wedding anniversary. For the entire afternoon and night, I held the present and the cake I baked myself before a feast I had prepared, awaiting her return.

In the end, I was met with disappointment.

Just as I prepared to retire for the night, I heard sounds from outside. Selena had come home.

When she entered and saw me, she bolted toward me and wrapped me around her arms, coaxing me with the gentlest tone that resembled the time we first dated. "I'm sorry, Hud. I was held back by my business trip. Why don't you pinch me as a punishment?

"I've brought you tons of gifts, Hud. See if you like anything, and we'll call it even, alright?" Then, her assistants carried the presents into our home in a single file.

I gazed at her without a word, reminding myself this was the woman I loved for years. Yet, when I recalled the text conversation, I was bitter.

Selena and I knew each other from university. She was bright, charming yet carefree and flirtatious; she faced everything with unwavering determination, never giving up until she hit a wall.

Most of her relationships never lasted more than three months. Ironically, she fell in love with the lonely ol' me. The closer she got to me, the more I lost my mind and fell madly in love with her.

all her bad habits. So, when did her love and sincerity start fading toward

my side, defending Selena. "Mr. Davenport, not once have you left Mrs. Davenport's mind during the entirety of the trip. She got back

late, but you should go easy on her, Mr. Davenport." The

to the point that she would get into another man's bed on my birthday, travel thousands of miles to cheer me up with a

the case, why

sign of their intimate and ambiguous relationship. I lowered my eyes and had no

"Hud, did you prepare all of this? They're so delicious; I love them... Hud, stop being mad,

daze as the memories from a few years ago resurfaced. Back then, she would always put on a pitiful look like this whenever she made a mistake. Every time, I

time. "I'm not mad.

wiped the whipped cream off her lips and pulled me into the bedroom.

drifted off to sleep while I struggled to fall asleep. Once I heard

chat sat at the top of her messages. He was an assistant whom Selena had hired recently. According to the other assistants, he was young, capable,

their conversation had been wiped clean, unlike last time. However, his

on Zion's back. That familiar face wore a smile I hadn't seen in ages. So,

looked away. Though

was still

prepared to set down the phone when a new message

forward to is premiering tomorrow. Let's watch

fingers gripped the phone so tightly that they turned pale, finally snapping me back to reality. I set aside the phone and slowly lay down. Selena, sleeping soundly, subconsciously nestled into my arms and

it. How could someone who

me, I went to prepare breakfast. I fried two

saying it would make breakfast more

oil splash onto the back of my hand, the pain instantly pulling me back to reality as

I laid the breakfast on the table, Selena happened to come out of the room, delighted. "Oh, it smells amazing. You prepared breakfast! Life is great with you, Hud. Careful—you might have to

down and ignored her, quietly poking at my egg yolk.