Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 81

"It's just a car I borrowed from a friend. Come on, get in, and I'll take you to the tour group," I said, patting the seat. Sylvia hesitantly got in, looking a bit tense.

The morning rush hour had already ended, and there was no traffic. We reached the meeting point of the tour group quite quickly.

The staff loaded Sylvia's luggage onto the bus and began ushering the rest of the group to prepare for departure.

I looked at Sylvia, feeling a pang of reluctance. Ever since she arrived at the train station, the number of times we met were few and short.

I patted her hair and said, "Take care of yourself while you're out there. If you run into any trouble, don't hesitate to call me."

I pulled out a bank card I had prepared earlier from my bag. Since my original card was left in Carzonia and I couldn't return there, I had to go to the bank with my ID and get a replacement.

"There's a few thousand dollars on this card. I've saved it in the past few months. The PIN is my birthday."

"If you see something you like on the trip, just buy it. Don't be frugal. This money is for you. I'm sorry I can't go on this trip with you, but I promise I'll make it up to you when I get the chance."

considered setting up a couple account for Sylvia, but she declined, so I dropped

lip as she looked at the card before taking it from my hand,

know, Hudson. I'll take care of myself. Thank you for the card. And, I'm an

watched Sylvia get on the bus, and

the bus and her figure grew smaller and eventually disappeared from view, I

should be nothing left holding you back, right?" A familiar voice

standing there. His expression was arrogant. He shook his car keys at

why are you

that I was taking Sylvia to join a tour group and handled everything else alone. How did he know the time and

I know. I

to the underground parking lot and leaving the company. As your direct superior, when I couldn't reach you by phone and you didn't respond to my messages, I had to follow and see what was going on. You didn't even apply for leave and just skipped work. I couldn't just let

already told Selena yesterday," I explained. But Zion didn't care and continued lecturing me about company policy, even threatening to deduct my pay as punishment. It didn't matter to me. I didn't care about that meager amount

Sylvia, who had just left, I felt lost. "Zion, when do you think Selena's illness will

and shook