Chapter 2

In my past life, Tyler kept telling me that Chloe was just playing with me and that she definitely had other men in London.

Later, he even showed me photos of her drinking with other guys. He made me believe she was cheating on me.

I broke up with her over Snapchat and blocked her everywhere.

Then, I cried myself to sleep in the dorm for three days straight.

Only later did I find out that she had flown back overnight and waited outside my dorm the entire night.

But Tyler had told her I went home. When she went to my parents' house, they turned her away because Tyler had lied to them, saying she was the one who cheated repeatedly.

When she came back to campus, Tyler told her I had long moved on and wouldn't let her in because I had another girlfriend at school.

He even played her some edited voice recordings.

Heartbroken, Chloe left the country and never came back.

This time, I was smarter.

I dialed her number. She picked up in seconds. "Chloe, did you land safely?" my voice trembled slightly.

Chloe, who usually sounded lazy, instantly became alert. "What's wrong, babe? Did someone mess with you? Just wait, I'll come back and teach them a lesson."

"No, I just miss you."

There was a long silence on the other end of the line.

I was never good at expressing my feelings. In the two months we had been dating, I had never said anything sweet.

I always called her by her full name.

On the contrary, Chloe was the needy, clingy one.

"I'll come visit you this weekend! No, tomorrow!" Chloe said excitedly.

"Don't. Focus on your classes. Finish your credits early so you can come back for good," I said, feeling a bit helpless.

It took a lot of convincing to get her to agree. We talked for quite a while before finally hanging up.

When I got back to the dorm, Tyler was leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed. "Ethan, don't you find this embarrassing?"