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

physical books, spending my free time quietly immersed in

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

I knew the truth. I had genuinely loved Selena, and all those years of devotion and emotional

not signed the divorce agreement. I had not approached her about it again; instead,

pushed back several months. Nonetheless, I did not mind the delay. Like wounds that would naturally heal with time,

earned me a company celebration dinner-the first one I had received in the seven

you as general manager of our subsidiary. We hope

a weak foundation, and was thousands of miles away. This "promotion" was