Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 80

Looking at those clothes, I turned around to face Selena. She didn't notice my gaze and kept her head down, looking at her phone.

"It's late. Get some rest." I closed the wardrobe and headed toward the door.

Selena seemed a bit surprised. Seeing me leaving into another room, she called out, "Hudson, are you not going to sleep with me?"

"Men and women should have some boundaries," I replied without explaining more. Then I opened the door and stepped out. I stood at the doorway for a few minutes, and Selena didn't follow.

At that moment, I couldn't tell whether I felt relieved or sad.

I found a guest room to sleep in.

I had lived in this house for three or four years, and I had been away for almost a month. Looking up at the ceiling and that old chandelier, I felt a wave of mixed emotions that I couldn't quite describe.

sure how much longer I

sleep, so I played music on my phone for almost half an hour before I started feeling drowsy. Just as I was about to drift off, I heard

the entrance with her phone and flashlight on, looking at me with a

of the dark when I'm alone.

sleepy when I saw her, and my vision was a bit blurry. I rubbed my eyes and asked, "But why weren't you afraid of the

afraid

were there," Selena retorted. She then climbed onto my bed with her phone. In no time, the light fragrance she carried filled

was wiped away by her sudden

and moved to put some

you can't afford the electricity bill. You could keep the light on all day

her condition, I had no choice but to relent and let her cling to

my eyes, I drove

handing her breakfast, I headed over to Sylvia's place to pick