Chapter 574 Coming At Her


    Laney smiled and put her number on Greg''s phone.


    Since then, Greg had been calling and texting her almost on a daily basis.


    "I haven''t been around much since I moved to Barnes. Do you know any scenic spots here? If you


    do, can you show me around some time? I''ll pay you for your time!" The extroverted Greg was good


    at conversing. When speaking to him, one could always feel at ease.


    Laney hadn''t been in the city for long, so she answered him honestly. "I''ve only been here a month.


    I''ve never been anywhere except home and work."


    After thinking for a while, Greg suddenly suggested, "Then let''s get familiar with the city together. I


    can go with you everywhere."


    Laney didn''t find such a proposal strange. She viewed Greg as a friend, so she agreed readily.


    "Sure. My schedule''s been pretty freetely anyway."


    And so the two of them went and visited several famous tourist spots in Barnes.


    It was a sunny day in April. Standing by the river, one could see the vast endlessness of the


    cloudless blue sky. As the summer breeze washed over them, the two felt really rxed.


    "Did you see those two stone lions at the gate of the museum? They looked just like the ones at the


    training grounds we used to go to. I remember that you used to like climbing on top of it and barking


    orders at us like amander." It seemed that Greg really missed the good old days. Whenever he


    talked about the past, he''d wear a dreamy, wistful smile.


    It was so long ago that Laney had forgotten all about it. "Are they still there? I haven''t been back in


    so long!"


    With a sad smile, Greg shook his head. "I haven''t been back either. I moved away after high school.


    We can go back sometime if you want."


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    "I''ll think about it." It was just a small talk, and Laney currently had no ns to go back and visit her


    childhood home.


    *******


    After sharing several meals, Greg and Laney quickly became close.


    Although sometimes they only met once a week or so, every time they met, Greg would bring her a


    gift. "Check this out—it''s from Singapore."


    Laney would ept his gifts and thank him. She asked curiously, "I called you two days ago, but no


    one answered the phone. Were you busy?"


    When Greg got busy, Laney often couldn''t get through to him.


    "I''m sorry I missed your call. Business has been hectictely. I need to meet clients from all over the


    world, so I often go on business trips," Greg exined apologetically. "But since you''ve brought it


    up, I won''t turn off my phone again from now on."


    The reason why Laney asked this question was out of curiosity, not out of anger or frustration.


    Hearing Greg''s resolution, she felt a bit at a loss. "No, no. You don''t have to do that for me. I was


    just asking."


    "Rx. I just don''t want to miss any of your calls. You don''t know how happy I was when I heard


    that you were looking for me," Greg said, smiling at her dotingly.


    Laney smiled awkwardly and averted her gaze. Damn it! Greg must''ve misunderstood her.


    *******


    Ever since that fateful meeting, Greg had beening at Laney. He kept asking her out for dinners


    and movies.


    "I like you and want to see you more often. If you don''t feelfortable, just tell me and I''ll stop. If


    not, I will keep doing this until you start to like me back," Greg said frankly.


    Laney was stunned. As no one had ever pursued her like this, the straight confession of his love


    caught herpletely off guard.


    She didn''t have many friends. The only one she could talk to about this was J.


    When J heard about it, she was also taken aback. She didn''t expect that Greg, whom she had


    only met once, would chase after Laney so soon.


    "Well, what do you think of him?"


    "I don''t find him annoying, but I''m not sure if I like him or not. To me, he''s still my childhood


    ymate. I don''t know if I should start a rtionship with him," Laney told her friend, sticking out her


    lower lip.


    "If you aren''t sure whether you like him or not, don''t ept him just because he likes you.


    Otherwise, you might regret it someday," J advised.


    Somehow, Garrett caught wind that Greg had been pursuing Laney. One day, he waited at the door


    of her apartment for a long time until she finally came back.


    "What took you so long? Were you on a date?" Garrett asked unhappily.


    Ignoring him, Laney said tly, "It''s none of your business." Then she headed towards the door.


    "I''m just telling you to be careful. That man might be onto something," Garrett shouted after her.


    "You don''t know much about him. You can''t just trust him."


    Laney stopped in her tracks to re at Garrett. "You have no right to say that about my friend!" After


    saying that, she turned around and proceeded to unlock her door. With her back to Garrett, she


    couldn''t help but smile faintly.