NovelStartChapter 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 srest." I closed the wardrobe and headed toward the door.
Selena seemed a bit surprised. Seeingleaving into another room, she called out, "Hudson, are you not going to sleep with me?" "Men and women should have sboundaries," 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.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI 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.
And I wasn't sure how much longer I would be staying here.
I couldn't 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 door creak open.
Selena stood at the entrance with her phone and flashlight on, looking atwith a timid expression.
"I... I'm afraid of the dark when I'm alone. Hudson, could you stay with me?" I was already 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 dark when you were in the hospital?" When we were at the hospital, I never heard Selena mention being afraid of the dark. Before I arrived, she always spent the nights there alone.
"That was different. You were there," Selena retorted. She then climbed onto my bed with her phone. In no time, the light fragrance she carried filled the space beside me.
Any trace of drowsiness was wiped away by her sudden closeness.
I sat up and moved to put sdistance between us.
"If you're afraid of 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 all day if you wanted." I sighed, feeling helpless.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmConsidering her condition, I had no choice but to relent and let her cling towhile we slept. But with her so close, I couldn't get proper sleep.
The next morning, with dark circles under my eyes, I drove Selena to the office.
After dropping her off and handing her breakfast, I headed over to Sylvia's place to pick her up.
When she sawpull up outside her building, Sylvia looked surprised.
"Hudson, why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be at work today?"
"I'm just here to see you off," I explained with a smile opening the a smiled passenger door for her.
Sylvia stood by the door, staring at the car emblem for a long tbefore looking atand asking at hesitantly, This car... it's a Mercedes, isn't it? I heard they're really expensive. How much did you pay for it?"
I didn't tell Sylvia it was Selena's, nor did I mention to Selena that I was! using her car to take my girlfriend out. Although, if I had asked, Selena would've been generous enough to givethe car.
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