Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 88

Selena and I put in extra hours, working late into the night before departing from the company. When I finally turned on my phone, the first thing that caught my eye was a message from Sylvia.

"Hudson, why do I feel like you don't like me as much anymore?"

Upon receiving Sylvia's message, my thoughts went completely blank. I questioned whether my feelings for her had really faded. Yet, what did it truly mean to like someone?

Throughout my life, I had experienced love only a few times. I only had two partners in total, Selena and Sylvia, who both took the lead in pursuing me. I had never been the one to make the first move with any woman.

In my life, I had met many girls and felt brief moments of affection that seemed more like infatuation than real love. Despite approaching my 30s, I still didn't grasp the meaning of true love. Yet, witnessing Sylvia express her emotions made me realize the profound sadness she must be feeling at that moment.

I was puzzled when Sylvia deleted her message just a minute after sending it. Following Selena's betrayal, I had trained myself to ignore signs and feign ignorance. Sylvia's decision to withdraw her message indicated that her initial words weren't truly reflective of her feelings.

or sadness born from a brief moment of despair, it was evident she wished to conceal

you just delete?" I inquired, pretending

Just go to bed early. Goodnight," Sylvia responded

to Sylvia's message, but just as I was about

I found myself momentarily at

Selena and I quickly took a shower and fell asleep together. By the

sent me. A thought crossed my mind. Someone once explained that saying "goodnight" could be another way of

infused with deeper meaning. The uncertainty lingered, and no one could provide

a sigh and greeted Sylvia with

realized I had missed numerous calls from Sylvia, who had repeatedly tried to reach me. Feeling