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.

wasn't sure how much longer I would be staying

for almost half an hour before I started feeling drowsy. Just as I was about to drift off, I

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

I'm afraid of the dark when I'm alone.

saw her, and my vision was a bit blurry. I rubbed my eyes and asked, "But

never heard Selena mention being afraid of the dark. Before I arrived, she always spent

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

of drowsiness was wiped away by her sudden

sat up and moved to put some distance between

the dark, you can just leave the light on when you sleep. It's not like you can't afford the electricity bill. You could keep the light on

to me while we slept. But with her so close, I couldn't get proper

circles under my eyes, I drove Selena to

I headed over to Sylvia's place to pick