Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 20

I stayed the night in a hotel near the hospital. As soon as I turned off airplane

mode, my phone flooded with messages from Sylvia.

"Why did you take the day off?"

"Where are you? Why isn't your phone reachable?"

"Hudson, are you okay?"

"Please call me back-I'm really worried."

After reading through all her messages, I decided to call her back with a video call.

goodness, Hudson! You finally called me. Do you know how long I've been waiting? Where did

gave her a quiet smile, letting her get it all out.

to Adenville. I was in such a

skeptical but nodded. "Alright, fine. I'll let it slide this time. So,

was just who she was. She didn't press me for

crossed my mind, and I asked, "Aren't you worried I'll

shouldn't. But if you ever did cross a line, just promise not to tell anyone I'm your girlfriend! I don't want to be embarrassed like that,"

Taking care of Selena-was

grew concerned. "Is

on the screen, I couldn't shake the urge to get her opinion. "If someone who was once very important to you was going through a tough time and needed you to care for them, but other people might misunderstand your intentions... would you

at me for a long moment, her expression shifting. She seemed to weigh the question heavily before