He Gave Her Permission to Erase Me

"Three years into our long-distance relationship, the calendar Julian and I shared was filled with blue events involving his junior colleague, Chloe.

If I wanted to see him, I had to submit an appointment request to Chloe in advance.

Our anniversary? Denied.

I got sick and needed him? Denied.

I asked Julian about it once.

He only said flatly, ""Chloe manages my schedule for me. Lena, don't hold me hostage over every little thing.""

Later, he won the Best Paper Award at the National Urban Systems Conference.