Garrett pointed squarely at Greg‘s nose, filled with loathing, and said, “What a wuss! When Laney was with me, I wanted to do everything for her.
And you had the gall to expect her to protect you? You could have hired a bodyguard, but no, instead, you thought, maybe you should find a girlfriend who could protect you for no cost so you could save a few bucks?”
Laney stood beside Garrett listening to him berate Greg.
A satisfied smile stretched across her face.
Garrett couldn‘t calm himself down even one iota.
He turned around and stared at Laney.
After a while, he asked in utter disbelief, “So is this your type of man?”
Laney immediately stopped smiling and said in a frigid tone, “No.”
Garrett couldn‘t bring himself to believe it.
He looked at Greg, who was still trembling in the corner, and didn‘t know how Laney could ever rather be with such a coward than him, a handsome and rich man who loved her truly and deeply.
At least, he would never hide behind Laney when they were caught in danger.
“Then why were you with him?”
Garrett fixed his eyes on Laney.She was simply mortified.She scratched her nose awkwardly and stuttered, “I…I…”
She hesitated in providing him with an answer because she thought it was an immature reason to reveal to Garrett.
Her juvenile reasoning for agreeing to be Greg‘s girlfriend was simply because she had been angry with Garrett.
She avoided the question and said in deflection, “Don‘t yell at me here.It‘s none of your business.”
After saying that, she turned on her heel and left.
Garrett knew that there must be a reason behind her agreement to date Greg.
He caught up with her, grabbed her wrist and asked, “When did you become his girlfriend? If I hadn‘t overheard Natalie‘s words, would I have known about this at all?”
Laney shook off his hand and said, “We just started dating four days ago.Can you stop pestering me about this?”
After thinking for a while about what had happened four days ago, he asked, “Where had you been four days ago? What happened?”
“Alright then, it‘s none of my business.If you don‘t tell me, I‘ll find it out myself.”
As soon as Garrett finished speaking, he was about to leave.
Laney could do nothing about it.She knew that if he was determined to investigate the whole thing, he would definitely find something.
In that case, she thought she‘d better tell him herself.
Laney then stopped him.
“Fine! I will tell you the truth! I was at the supermarket the other day and saw you with your new girlfriend.On the same day, he came to me and asked me to be his girlfriend.I wasn‘t thinking clearly, so I agreed.That‘s it.Don‘t investigate the matter.”
After listening to her words, Garrett was momentarily stunned before understanding dawned upon him.He touched his jaw, lowered his head and looked at her.He couldn‘t help smiling.
“Did you agree to be his girlfriend to get back at me? Because you were jealous?”
Laney couldn‘t hide it anymore. She raised her head and blurted, “Yes! Laugh at me if you want! You‘ve been in countless relationships; why couldn‘t I? Now that you know the truth, you must feel really good about yourself, right?”
After baring her heart, Laney turned around and started to walk away. She should never have trusted this playboy! Garrett was stunned for a few seconds. Then, he broke into a goofy grin. He had finally gotten this tough woman to fall in love with him! He trotted to catch up to Laney and said sincerely, “I‘m serious about you, Laney. This isn‘t a game to me.”
‘‘Serious‘? Serious enough to date another woman while waiting for me to come around? I‘m sorry, but that doesn‘t sound very serious to me.” Laney glanced at him and sneered. With a slight frown, Garrett walked in front of her to block her way.
“That woman you saw –she isn‘t my girlfriend, silly. She‘s my cousin. We‘ve been close ever since we were kids. The day you saw us in the supermarket, she had come to visit me and found out that I had nothing in the fridge, so we went to buy some groceries. I had no idea you‘d see us there.”
Hearing this, Laney stopped in her tracks. For some reason, she felt as though a weight had been lifted off of her shoulders.
Nonetheless, she still wanted to leave, but Garrett refused to step out of her way.
“Where do you want to go? Since I‘ve made myself clear, you should give me an answer.” Garrett coughed awkwardly and then asked with one brow raised, “Were you jealous?”
Only in that moment did Laney realize that she actually had feelings for Garrett. Her face turned as red as a tomato and she quickly took a few steps back to put some distance between them. But her reaction already betrayed her feelings.
Seeing this, Garrett was overjoyed. He had always thought that he didn‘t have a chance with Laney, but now, he was so glad to have been wrong. Laney didn‘t say anything, and Garrett didn‘t force her.
“Of course, you can be in a relationship with anyone, but not that loser,” Garrett continued in a gentle voice.
“So how about being in a relationship with me?”
“Not a chance,” Laney answered without skipping a beat. Her response was like pouring a bucket of cold water over Garrett. She didn‘t even give it a thought! Was he that unattractive in her eyes?
“Why not? You like me, don‘t you?” Laney pursed her lips and eyed him warily.
“If we were to get into a relationship, would you be doing it out of fun or would you want it to last?”
“I don‘t want to just have fun with you, Laney. I know it sounds weird, because you‘re really not my type. But my feelings for you are real—I‘ve never felt this way about the other girls I‘ve dated before.”
Garrett looked into Laney‘s eyes sincerely and spoke in a serious tone. He added softly, “I want to protect you. I want you to be by my side for the rest of our days. I don‘t care what the cost is. I want this to last long–no, I want this to last forever.”
Garrett had never considered getting married before. But now, looking at the tough woman in front of him, his heart softened.
Laney looked up at him for a long time and finally sighed.
“That‘s the problem. If you want to settle down, you should be with someone who‘s from the same social status as you. We are worlds apart, Garrett. You should marry a lady from a rich family, not someone like me.”
Hearing this, Garrett suddenly snorted. He took Laney‘s hand and squeezed it.
“We‘re both human, aren‘t we? What? It‘s not like you‘re an alien or something. So why can‘t we be together?” Laney withdrew her hand and glared at him angrily.
“I‘m serious, Garrett. You know what I meant.”
“Why do I have to marry a girl from a rich family?” Garrett insisted, pinching her chin playfully.
“When Sebastian married Natalie, she didn‘t know she was from a rich family yet. Laney, I won‘t take that for an excuse.” But Laney shook her head stubbornly.
“That‘s different. Sebastian was also just a poor man, a bastard son of the Klein family. They were equals. Later, when everyone found out that he was also Brandon Larson, Natalie was criticized and judged by everyone. The criticism didn‘t stop until she was proven to be the daughter of the White family. But me? I am just an ordinary woman. I don‘t secretly have rich parents. In fact, I lost my parents when I was a child, and I have nothing but my fighting skills.” Throughout her career as a bodyguard, she had worked for a lot of rich families and had witnessed how couples would fall apart due to a gap in social status.
“I just don‘t think this will work. Besides, I’ve gotten used to living a carefree life. I don‘t think I can become a noble lady. It‘s just not for me.”
Laney‘s reasoning took Garrett by surprise. But even he couldn‘t deny that what she said made sense. Thus, he fell silent, at a loss for words. Because he knew that what she said was true.
It‘d be really difficult for them to get together. For starters, his parents would never agree to their union. And Garrett actually had always had a good relationship with his family.
If he had to choose between his family and his love, it was unlikely he‘d recklessly pick the latter…
Seeing that Garrett was speechless, Laney smiled bitterly. She knew what was on his mind. She patted on his shoulder and said softly, “Then, that‘s it. I have to go now. Bye.”
When Laney got back home, she found Greg sitting on the sofa, waiting for her.
“Laney, I can explain,” he said immediately.
“I was just scared, okay? You saw those guys! There‘s no way I could‘ve beat them.” Laney sneered and headed straight to the bedroom. Seconds later, she came out with his luggage and threw it outside the front door.
“Get out! I‘m only letting you live for the sake of our past friendship. But don‘t you dare show your face again!”
