Greg shrank away from Laney, but he didn‘t make a move to leave. Seeing this, Laney flew into a fit of rage. She started rolling up her sleeves as she stomped towards him.

“Will you leave on your own or will I have to throw you out?”

Seeing the fierce look on her face, Greg was scared out of his wits and jumped up from the sofa at once. Then, without looking back, he ran out the door. With Greg gone, Laney‘s apartment felt especially quiet. She sighed and turned to close the door. But before the door could click shut, someone from outside stuck their foot in the gap to stop it from closing. Laney thought that Greg had come back.

Gritting her teeth angrily, she swung the door open and was about to throw her fist at Greg‘s face when she saw that it was Garrett standing at the door.

“Why are you here?” Laney frowned in surprise.

“Anyway, I‘m sorry for leaving in a hurry just now. I wasn‘t able to thank you properly yet.” Then, she bowed her head solemnly and said, “I‘ve saved you once, but you‘ve saved me twice. You are a Harding, one life of yours is certainly equal to two of mine.

I suppose that makes us even.”

Garrett didn‘t say anything. Laney straightened up and looked at him as she continued, “You seem fine. Plus, you came here so fast, so one of your men must‘ve driven you here, right? So he can also drive you to the hospital. And if you don‘t think I‘m being sincere enough now, I can formally thank you another day. Now please excuse me for I have to go out.”

With that, she went back inside her apartment, grabbed her bag and keys, closed the door behind her, and left, ignoring the expression on Garrett‘s face.

As Laney was walking away, Garrett followed her. Sensing this, Laney stopped in her tracks, but she didn‘t look back. Her voice was full of impatience. “Are you planning to follow me everywhere? Don‘t make me yell at you.”

Then, without giving Garrett a chance to respond, she bolted. Garrett wanted to chase after her, but stopped on a second thought. Laney kept on running, regardless of not knowing where she was going. She only slowed down when she was sure that Garrett hadn‘t followed her. She took a deep, shaky breath, and a lump formed in her throat. She buried her face in her hands as tears began to roll down her cheeks uncontrollably. Was it strange that she felt so sad even though technically nothing had happened between them? .

When Natalie received the phone call from Laney, she instantly sensed that something was wrong. Laney‘s voice was unusually calm. “Hey, Natalie, are you free? Would you like to go out for a drink with me?”

“Sure. Just give me the address of the bar and I‘ll be there soon.” Natalie could tell that something was on Laney‘s mind. Being a devoted friend that she was, she said goodbye to Sebastian, who had just stepped out of the shower, and went straight to the bar.

It was still early, so the bar was relatively quiet and the performers were still warming up onstage. Laney sat at the counter and ordered two bottles of whiskey. Eyeing the bottles, Natalie felt that Laney was really going all out this time. One bottle of this brand alone was already quite expensive.

“This must‘ve cost you a one months‘ salary, right?” Natalie sighed warily. Even before she came here, she had already guessed that the issue must‘ve had something to do with Garrett Laney smiled bitterly as she poured herself a glass. Before Natalie could stop her, she downed it all in one gulp.

It took half a bottle of alcohol before Laney finally opened up to Natalie about what had happened that day. Natalie stayed quiet and listened to the whole story without interrupting. She was well aware of the torture of being in a relationship with someone who was worlds away from her in terms of social status.

If the White family hadn‘t announced that she was their daughter, she doubted she‘d have been able to handle the pressure of being with Brandon Larson. It was really hard and really painful. 1 Unlike Sebastian who came from a broken family, Garrett still had both his parents and he was loyal to his family.

been difficult for him to choose between his family and Laney. “I think you did the right thing. At least walking away now is less painful than spending the

glasses with Laney and said with a grin, “Let‘s get

so drunk that she cried in

not knowing how to comfort her friend. After all, she knew there was nothing she could say or do, for it was Laney‘s

only thing Natalie could do was drink with her

couldn‘t support herself and

need a man. I have friends. That‘s more than enough. Isn‘t

respond. She carefully draped a coat over Laney‘s shoulders and patted

Garrett‘s face, exposing the complex emotions in his eyes. He was looking at Laney in pensive

reached out

round. Didn‘t you say you‘d get hammered with

Garrett. Perhaps Laney had sensed Natalie’s hesitation.

you looking at just now? Did you see a

But she was too late. Laney had already seen the man Natalie was

crowd. Maybe it was because the rest of the people in the bar were pretty bland–looking,

two locked eyes, Laney quickly withdrew her gaze. She staggered to her feet, picked up her things, and

Garrett suddenly reached

Her legs were a

I‘m drunk, so why do you still offer me a ride? What do you expect to happen, huh?” Natalie hurried to Laney‘s

I’ll take her home.” Garrett didn‘t try to

to her apartment, she slumped over her bed, murmuring something incoherent. Natalie was worried about Laney. After tucking her in, she texted Sebastian,

Her grumpy expression, coupled with her pale, chapped lips, made

look so good. Do you want to go back to bed and sleep some more?” Natalie had gone

and saw the listless Laney,

rubbed her aching temples and said dismally, “No, I‘m

“Time heals all wounds. Do you want to go on a vacation? Maybe what you need is a change of environment.” Laney sipped on her coffee and grimaced, still feeling the effects of the

you have the time to go with me?” Natalie smiled. “I can ask for a

drink her coffee. Just then, Natalie‘s phone rang. Looking

this. Think about it, okay?” It was from Sebastian. The second

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