Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 55

Having grown up with a life of luxury, Selena was truly a novice when it came to basic life skills. She couldn't handle even the simplest task.

She was beautiful, but this didn't stop people from disliking her.

Women who were a few years older than her especially disliked her and gave her a hard time. Even the men resented her, since her mistakes often got everyone scolded.

They started calling her a spoiled princess, a name that hurt her deeply even if it wasn't far from the truth.

I would often find her sitting alone by the staircase, quietly crying to herself.

I had started at the company two weeks before her and had plenty of experience from the various part-time jobs I had done before to support myself. Thus, I picked up on the work quite quickly.

Our team leader also noticed it. Within a few weeks, I was promoted and was already making more than the others who had joined at the same time.

because of my calm temperament, and perhaps the company's special arrangements as well, but I was eventually assigned as Selena's mentor, responsible for teaching

two months of working closely together, Selena gradually became fond of

feelings to me before she left the job, I was

leaders and crying over little things or

she began to

she continued to spend lavishly despite working entry-level jobs. Within days of getting paid,

to give her a test,

to splurge on things. She would come to me for a few hundred dollars to get through the

she would look down at her meager balance, looking as if

not like I want to spend all my money," she'd say pitifully. "But if I don't, how can I build

was right. Building connections had

surprised she managed to the end,"

because