Love Fades In Time

I applied for paid time off to visit my wife, Luna Reid, a scientist who was away on an overseas assignment.

As I was bored on the plane, I scrolled through social media when I was bored on the plane. Then, I came across a post.

[My ex-girlfriend, who’s married, invited me to go on an overseas trip. What should I bring on that trip?]

The netizens made fun of him.

[Naturally you have to bring condoms. If you accidentally get her pregnant, her current husband will become the father of your child.]

Some other netizens chastised them.

Initially, I was reading it for my own entertainment. At that moment, I came across a comment left by a private account.

[I’m that married ex-girlfriend. I hope that everyone can be mindful of their words.]

[We’re not doing this for any immoral reasons. We just want to make up for lost time.]

[The coming two weeks are the only time we have left together. I just want time to pass a little slower. I just ask for it to be a little slower.]

I stared at that profile picture intently.

The woman in the profile picture was none other than Luna, who had been overseas for three years.

She had a two-week break, and she initially planned to return to the country to be with me.

However, a day before her break, she suddenly told me that her research was at a critical stage, so her time-off had been cancelled.

I missed her terribly, so I secretly applied for time off at work to give her a surprise.

I had not expected that surprise to turn sour on me.

At the same time, I received a text message from Luna.

[Baby, starting tomorrow, for two weeks, my work has a do-not-disturb policy, so please don’t contact me.]

[Please don’t contact me.]

Those words pierced through my heart like a dagger. I was hurt.

I had always known that Luna Reid had an ex-boyfriend.

However, I did not know that she viewed him as the one that got away.

I wanted to call her and question her.

But in the end, I merely acquiesced.

I did not expect her to immediately call me in the next second.

Her voice sounded indifferent.

“Are you mad?”

I pursed my lips. I was just about to speak when my laptop had a notification sound.

Julian Anderson wrote another comment.

[As long as I can be with you, I don’t care what others say or think.]

Even though Luna was on the phone with me, she still replied to that comment instantaneously.

[Even if I can only spend another short two weeks with you, I’ll remember it for the rest of my life.]

I heard her typing over the phone. I felt a lump in my throat. I was really upset.

I did not say another word. Instead, I immediately ended the call.

The plane landed.

After I retrieved my baggage, I stood outside of the airport and looked at the unfamiliar surroundings. I suddenly did not know where to go.

I wanted to buy a return ticket.

However, I could not get over it.

Even if it ended up in a divorce, I should confront her in person.

With that thought, I hailed a taxi to the research center she worked at.

However, when I showed the taxi driver the address, he told me that it did not exist.

I did not believe him. I asked a few other drivers.

Everyone said the same thing.

I finally realized something was wrong.

I recalled saving Luna’s supervisor’s phone number, so I quickly gave him a call.

When he answered, I immediately asked him, “Mr. Ford, sorry to bother you. May I know when your overseas program is ending?”

Mr. Ford was a little dumbfounded after hearing my question.

“What overseas program? We’ve been in the country all along.

“How about you, Declan? When are you coming back? It’s not good to be separated from your wife for that long.”