Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 11

Just as Earth would not stop spinning because of one person's absence, my world kept turning too. After returning to work with a clearer mind, I noticed something strange-Selena had stopped trying to contact me.

When I realized this, I felt an unexpected pang of disappointment. In a weird way, her desperate attempts to win me back had made me happy, proving that she still cared.

Sometimes, I wondered if I had held out for just another month or two, would I have lowered my defenses and given her another chance? Maybe I would have even accepted the reality of our situation.

I wanted to call myself pathetic, but love was a strange thing. To prevent myself from breaking my own principles, I forced myself to avoid any news about her.

I started putting my phone away after work and only used it for business

time, I fell in love with reading physical books, spending my free time

even began enforcing strict discipline in my life-waking up early, going to the gym, trying new hobbies like rock climbing and running. I also rekindled my old

I had genuinely loved Selena, and all those years of devotion and emotional investment were real. It was not

the divorce agreement. I had not approached her about it again; instead, I hired a lawyer to draft the divorce papers and file the court

the mandatory cooling-off period, our case was pushed back several months. Nonetheless, I did not mind

performance earned me a company celebration dinner-the first one I had received in the seven years since I joined. After the party, my boss gave me a meaningful look before sharing

We hope you'll manage it well and live up to

barely three years old, had a weak foundation, and was thousands of miles away. This