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.

to look at me and said quietly, "Hudson, you're here." There was no joy

this, I wasn't sure if my suspicions were correct, so I asked tentatively, "Why do you look so down? Was it something Andy said that

her

the TV, then picked up the remote and turned it off. Turning to face me,

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

is boring. Yet it also feels like there are so many things waiting for me

just sat quietly, listening

pain of Selena's infidelity and pull myself out of that sorrow, I threw myself

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

the pace of life there was much slower than in

promotion might actually be a demotion, trying to ease

I had free time, it was easy to slack off. I played games or