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

I fell in love with reading physical books, spending my

new hobbies like rock climbing and running. I also rekindled my old dream of pursuing a doctorate,

down, I knew the truth. I had genuinely loved Selena, and all those years of devotion and emotional investment were real. It was not easy to let go of years of

I had not approached her about it again; instead, I hired

and the mandatory cooling-off period, our case was pushed back several months. Nonetheless, I did not mind the delay. Like wounds that would

the seven years

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