Female Novel
Chapter 582
Chapter 582 Getting Hammered
Greg shrank away from Laney, but he didn‘t make a move to leave. Seeing this, Laney flew into a fit ofrage. She started rolling up her sleeves as she stomped towards him. “Will you leave on your own orwill I have to throw you out?” Seeing the fierce look on her face, Greg was scared out of his wits andjumped 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 doorcould click shut, someone from outside stuck their foot in the gap to stop it from closing. Laney thoughtthat Greg had come back. Gritting her teeth angrily, she swung the door open and was about to throwher fist at Greg‘s face when she saw that it was Garrett standing at the door. 3 “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 youproperly yet.” Then, she bowed her head solemnly and said, “I‘ve saved you once, but you‘ve savedme twice. You are a Harding, one life of yours is certainly equal to two of mine. I suppose that makesus 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 driveyou to the hospital. And if you don‘t think I‘m being sincere enough now, I can formally thank youanother day. Now please excuse me for I have to go out.” With that, she went back inside herapartment, grabbed her bag and keys, closed the door behind her, and left, ignoring the expression onGarrett‘s face. As Laney was walking away, Garrett followed her. Sensing this, Laney stopped in hertracks, but she didn‘t look back. Her voice was full of impatience. “Are you planning to follow meeverywhere? 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, regardlessof not knowing where she was going. She only slowed down when she was sure that Garrett hadn‘tfollowed her. She took a deep, shaky breath, and a lump formed in her throat. She buried her face innovelbin
her hands as tears began to roll down her cheeks uncontrollably. Was it strange that she felt so sadeven though technically nothing had happened between them? .
When Janet received the phone call from Laney, she instantly sensed that something was wrong.Laney‘s voice was unusually calm. “Hey, Janet, are you free? Would you like to go out for a drink withme?” . “Sure. Just give me the address of the bar and I‘ll be there soon.” Janet could tell that somethingwas on Laney‘s mind. Being a devoted friend that she was, she said goodbye to Ethan, who had juststepped out of the shower, and went straight to the bar. 1 It was still early, so the bar was relativelyquiet and the performers were still warming up onstage. Laney sat at the counter and ordered twobottles of whiskey. Eyeing the bottles, Janet felt that Laney was really going all out this time. One bottleof this brand alone was already quite expensive. “This must‘ve cost you a one months‘ salary, right?”Janet sighed warily. Even before she came here, she had already guessed that the issue must‘ve hadsomething to do with Garrett Laney smiled bitterly as she poured herself a glass. Before Janet couldstop her, she downed it all in one gulp. It took half a bottle of alcohol before Laney finally opened up toJanet about what had happened that day. Janet stayed quiet and listened to the whole story withoutinterrupting. She was well aware of the torture of being in a relationship with someone who was worldsaway from her in terms of social status. If the White family hadn‘t announced that she was theirdaughter, she doubted she‘d have been able to handle the pressure of being with Brandon Larson. Itwas really hard and really painful. 1 Unlike Ethan who came from a broken family, Garrett still had bothhis parents and he was loyal to his family. It would‘ve been difficult for him to choose between hisfamily and Laney. “I think you did the right thing. At least walking away now is less painful thanspending the rest of your life struggling.” After pouring herself a glass of whiskey, Janet clinked glasseswith Laney and said with a grin, “Let‘s get hammered tonight.” Laney‘s face was already flushed bythen. She was so drunk that she cried in a slurred voice, “Okay! Let‘s get hammered!” Then, the twogirls drank. As Laney put her glass down, tears welled up in her eyes again. Seeing this, Janet patted
her on the back, not knowing how to comfort her friend. After all, she knew there was nothing she couldsay or do, for it was Laney‘s life and she had to make the choice herself.
The only thing Janet could do was drink with her in solidarity.