We will never meet again in the future Chapter 1

I saw the new transfer student slip a box of extra-thin condoms into my childhood best friend's pocket.

She saw me looking and covered her mouth in mock surprise. "Oh, don't get the wrong idea, sweetie. These aren't for me and your man."

Leo chimed in, his voice already laced with annoyance. "We ran out of the rubber membranes for the lab experiment. These are just a substitute. Don't overthink it."

He thought I was going to throw a fit, like I always did. But I just looked down and went back to my textbook.

Leo didn't know that the day I saw him sharing an ice cream cone with her, I had already decided to transfer to a school abroad.

As far as I was concerned, he was already out of the picture.

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"We're just using them for an experiment, Hailey. Stop being so irrational."

I hadn't even said a word, but Leo was already on the defensive, rubbing his temples like he was bracing for a fight.

Honestly, I hadn't even been paying attention to them. I only looked up because they were being loud and I was trying to do a listening exercise for my French class. I rewound the audio and put my headphones back on.

Leo seemed taken aback by my silence.

The new girl, Chloe, nudged him. "Looks like your little girlfriend has a new strategy. She knows being pushy doesn't work, so now she's playing hard to get. You'd better go comfort her before she gives you the silent treatment for real."

"Comfort her?" Leo scoffed. "She's not my wife. You go comfort her if you want."

"Ouch. Careful, or she might actually stop talking to you for good."

I felt his eyes on me, but I didn't look up. "I'd pray for it," he said, his voice cold.

Chloe just giggled. "You're so mean to her."

The classroom started to fill up, and their voices faded into the general buzz. I finished my French exercise just as my family's butler called.

"Miss, all the arrangements have been made. You'll be leaving in seven days. I've also sent the information regarding Mr. Leo to your mother."

"Okay," I said, my eyes drifting to where Leo and Chloe were whispering together. She slipped her hand under the collar of his shirt, and he didn't pull away. I looked away, my voice flat. "After my mother has reviewed it, please inform her that I am breaking off my engagement to Leo, and that all joint projects with his family's company are to be terminated."