Laney gritted her teeth and said firmly, “Greg, I don‘t like you that way.I only think of you as a friend.”

Greg ran his fingers through his wet hair and murmured, “So, you don‘t hate me? Are you saying I just need to try harder?”

The thought seemed to excite him.

He quickly handed the umbrella to her and cried, “Then I‘ll try harder, Laney!”

With a big smile on his face, he rushed back to his car and drove away.

Laney was at a loss for words.She could only sighed heavily and went back to her apartment with his umbrella.

*******

Ever since she moved into her new apartment, she hadn‘t bought any home goods.

It just so happened that she had almost run out of food, so after getting off work one evening, she decided to go to the supermarket.

There seemed to be a sale today, because the supermarket was crowded with people.

Amidst the crowd, Laney saw Garrett and a beautiful girl beside him.It only took one look at the girl for Laney to realize that she was Garrett‘s type.

“You should eat more vegetables.I know you work overtime a lot, so you need healthier food.”

The girl held a bundle of leafy greens in front of Garrett.You know I don‘t have time to cook.I‘m just here to buy some vitamins,”

Garrett said gently.

Laney rolled her eyes and sneered.She somehow felt cheated.

Just when she was beginning to think that Garrett had really changed, she was wrong.He was just trying to fool everyone.

Laney left the supermarket with nothing but anger.She was inexplicably annoyed.

Just a few days ago, Garrett tried talking her out of getting into a relationship with someone else.

Yet here he was now, dating another girl himself.

“Laney?”

when she suddenly heard someone call her name.It was

food.I thought that you‘ve been so busy, you might not have the time to get some groceries.And while

feeling angry, but now,

even the slightest gesture of care from someone would make her

you get me all these

the back of his head and said awkwardly, “Because I

gathered around them

this young man has been waiting here

looked up into Greg‘s hopeful eyes and thought about the smile on Garrett‘s face when

am willing to

Greg definitely

for Greg that she didn‘t find it

her to a

some delicious–looking

content over sweets, so she only

seemed to be quite the sweet tooth.He enthusiastically snapped some photos of the Instagram–worthy desserts

looked out the window and watched as couples passed

his hand in front of her that she came to her

I just think it‘d be wonderful to come home to you after work,”

“Okay,” Laney answered flatly.

now, she didn‘t find it too big of a

*******

day, Greg moved his stuff to

help but feel that he was too clingy.He would follow her everywhere and even accompany

catch a

to go

Greg, who was following her to work, with a

his

drop you off.Don‘t worry about me.I work

eyes at him.She had noticed that Greg

never

a result, they didn‘t look like a couple

they had ever done so

Laney didn‘t think he looked

were you looking at just now? Is someone following

nature of Laney‘s work that she was sensitive when it came to things like this.Greg broke into

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