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

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

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 dream

had genuinely loved Selena, and all those years of devotion

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

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

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

to appoint you as general manager of our subsidiary. We hope you'll manage it well and live up to headquarters' expectations," he

in Carzonia. It was barely three years old, had a weak foundation,