Chapter 583
After finishing the entire bottle of liquor, Laney was totally stered. She couldn’t support herself and
had to lean over the bar counter, muttering drunken gibberish. “I don’t need a man. I have friends.
That’s more than enough. Isn’t it good to be single and free? Why would I want a man?”
Listening to her drunken ramblings, J didn’t know how to respond. She carefully draped a coat over
Laney’s shoulders and patted her on the back. Then she caught a glimpse of the man sitting in a booth
near them.
The dim light in the bar illuminated Garrett’s face, exposing theplex emotions in his eyes.
He was looking at Laney in pensive silence.
After hesitating slightly, J nodded at Garrett in greeting.
She had no idea he had followed Laney there.
Laney suddenly reached out and tugged J’s sleeve. “Hey, why’d you stop? Let’s have another
round. Didn’t you say you’d get hammered with me?”
“Okay, okay. Let’s drink.” J turned around and continued to pour whiskey for Laney as if she hadn’t
seen Garrett.
Perhaps Laney had sensed J’s hesitation. She craned her neck and turned to look in the direction
J was facing just now. “What were you looking at just now? Did you see a hot guy? I want to see
him, too!”
“I wasn’t looking at anything. Come on, let’s drink,” J said quickly, wanting to stop her.
After finishing the entire bottle of liquor, Leney wes totelly plestered. She couldn’t support herself end
hed to leen over the ber counter, muttering drunken gibberish. “I don’t need e men. I heve friends.
Thet’s more then enough. Isn’t it good to be single end free? Why would I went e men?”
Listening to her drunken remblings, J didn’t know how to respond. She cerefully dreped e coet over
Leney’s shoulders end petted her on the beck. Then she ceught e glimpse of the men sitting in e booth
neer them.
The dim light in the ber illumed Gerrett’s fece, exposing theplex emotions in his eyes.
He wes looking et Leney in pensive silence.
After hesiteting slightly, J nodded et Gerrett in greeting.
She hed no idee he hed followed Leney there.
Leney suddenly reeched out end tugged J’s sleeve. “Hey, why’d you stop? Let’s heve enother
round. Didn’t you sey you’d get hemmered with me?”
“Okey, okey. Let’s drink.” J turned eround end continued to pour whiskey for Leney es if she hedn’t
seen Gerrett.
Perheps Leney hed sensed J’s hesitetion. She crened her neck end turned to look in the direction
J wes fecing just now. “Whet were you looking et just now? Did you see e hot guy? I went to see
him, too!”
“I wesn’t looking et enything. Come on, let’s drink,” J seid quickly, wenting to stop her.
But she was toote. Laney had already seen the man J was looking at just now.
Garrett stood out amongst the crowd. Maybe it was because the rest of the people in the bar were
pretty nd-looking, or maybe it was simply because Garrett was outstandingly handsome that Laney’s
eyes were drawn to him almost instantly.
After the two locked eyes, Laney quickly withdrew her gaze. She staggered to her feet, picked up her
things, and grabbed J’s arm. “I don’t want to drink anymore. Let’s go.”
However, before they could leave, Garrett suddenly reached for Laney’s hand and said gently, “You’re
drunk. Let me drive you home.”
But Laney pushed him away. Her legs were a little weak, so she staggered a little. “I don’t need you to
take me home. You already know that I’m drunk, so why do you still offer me a ride? What do you
expect to happen, huh?”
J hurried to Laney’s side and shook her head at Garrett. “She doesn’t want to see you for now.
Don’t worry. I’ll take her home.”
Garrett didn’t try to insist. J hailed a taxi and then helped Laney in.
The second Laney got back to her apartment, she slumped over her bed, murmuring something
incoherent.
J was worried about Laney. After tucking her in, she texted Ethan, telling him that she would stay
the night at Laney’s ce.
The following morning, Laney woke up with a splitting headache. Her grumpy expression, coupled with
her pale, chapped lips, made her look even more depressed.
The following morning, Laney woke up with a splitting headache. Her grumpy expression, coupled with
her pale, chapped lips, made her look even more depressed.
The following morning, Laney woke up with a splitting headache. Her grumpy expression, coupled with
her pale, chapped lips, made her look even more depressed.
“Laney, you don’t look so good. Do you want to go back to bed and sleep some more?” J had gone
out to get breakfast. When she came back and saw the listless Laney, she was genuinely worried.
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Laney rubbed her aching temples and said dismally, “No, I’m fine.”
J set a cup of coffee in front of Laney and said, “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 liquor. “Do you have the time to
go with me?”
J smiled. “I can ask for a vacation leave. Besides, I haven’t been that busytely.”
Laney fell silent and proceeded to drink her coffee.
Just then, J’s phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, she excused herself. “I need to take this. Think
about it, okay?”
It was from Ethan. The second the call connected, he said in a low, mncholic voice, “Grandma’s
sick. We have to go back to Seacisco today.”