Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 28

Zion bought me the same phone model as my original one, but he still refused to give it to me and imposed restrictions on my usage.

"I need to see your sincerity. Who knows if you might suddenly call the police and run away from here? Hudson, you can make calls and send messages, but you have to do it right under my nose," he insisted.

I felt speechless but had no choice but to agree.

Sometimes, I really regretted it. If I had known Zion would act this way, I wouldn't have traveled all the way from Carzonia to Adenville with him, even if Selena had died.

I inserted my SIM card into the new phone and called Sylvia. I realized how much I had missed her after being separated from her for days.

The moment I heard her voice, all the gloom of the past few days lifted, and my spirits brightened instantly. "Sylvia, how have you been lately?"

my social media accounts for privacy reasons; I chose to call Sylvia directly

been doing well. Why haven't you called me in so long?"

concern.

up an excuse to brush it off. After chatting about various things, I sensed Sylvia hesitating to say something, but with Zion present, I couldn't directly ask her

would have to stay here for the next several

gone?" I asked tentatively, hoping she might pick

before she finally replied, "I heard from Mr. Lloyd that you went to Adenville for a project. Since it's

sad, but I also thought there was nothing

cautious enough that there was no

few minutes of talking with Sylvia, Selena suddenly came out, hugging