Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 69

I took a deep breath and looked at the hallway. Selena didn't come out to look for

me. Perhaps she was occupied with work.

But, Selena, soon, you wouldn't have to work hard like this.

"I'll discuss this with Selena. There's nothing more to talk about. This is how it's going to be, whether you agree or not."

Without waiting for Zion's reply, I hung up.

When I returned to the room, Selena wasn't looking at her laptop. She was watching a TV show.

Even though the program on the screen was a comedy, Selena wasn't smiling. There was not even the slightest desire to laugh. She fixed her gaze on the screen, as if lost in thought.

at me and said

so I asked tentatively, "Why

shook her head and

turned it off. Turning

like there's anything to be happy about. I just

like I have nothing to do, and that life is boring. Yet it also

and I just

the pain of Selena's infidelity and pull myself out of that

negotiating with clients and securing projects, running around constantly, picking up calls every second. During that period, I was so busy that I couldn't even get six hours of sleep a

company, to the point that they held a celebratory banquet for me. I was publicly praised in meetings

there was much slower

be a demotion, trying to ease some of my

When I had free time, it was easy to slack off. I played games or watched videos, and the whole morning was gone. I achieved nothing and wasted