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 quietly, "Hudson, you're here." There was no joy in

were correct, so I asked tentatively, "Why

shook her head

the remote and turned it off.

know. I don't feel like there's anything to be happy about. I just suddenly feel so

and that life is boring. Yet it also feels like there are so many things waiting for me to do. I want to do them, but when

rambled on, and I just sat quietly, listening to

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

up calls every second. During that period, I was so busy

banquet for me. I was publicly praised in meetings more than once, but I

to Carzonia. Though it was still an executive position, the pace of life there was much slower than in Adenville. Everyone lived at a leisurely pace,

that the promotion might actually be a

free time, it was easy to slack off. I played games or watched videos, and the whole morning was gone. I achieved