The second Laney stepped out of the club, the cool breeze chilled her to the bone. She rubbed her
arms and ran to the nearest convenience store to buy an umbrella. As she was about to pay, she saw a
mother with her child nearby.
The child seemed to want to buy the candy bar on the shelf, so he reached out to take it. However, the
mother immediately patted his hand and shook her head.
“You already have a cavity, little one. You can’t have sweets until the dentist fills it.”
Having been stopped, the child immediately burst into tears. The mother shot Laney an apologetic
smile and pulled the little tyke out of the store. The cashier smiled helplessly.
“Kids, am I right?” Laney smiled back subconsciously, but then the smile froze on her face. It suddenly
dawned on her that last night, Garrett didn’t wear a condom.
After paying for the umbrella, she headed to the pharmacy to buy emergency contraception. They had
sex less than a day ago; she couldn’t take the risk. As soon as she got home, she quickly took the pills
and then sat there, not knowing what to do next.
If she stayed in Barnes, she’d inevitably run into Garrett. After thinking for a while, Laney soon came to
the conclusion that she had to leave. Last night had made it clear that she couldn’t control herself
around Garrett.
It was best if she removed herself from the situation literally.
And the best way to put some distance between them was for her to go far away. Anyway, she knew
she’d have a job anywhere given her prestige as a bodyguard.
Thinking of this, Laney felt a bit better. That very night, she packed up all her things. When she went to
Ethan to tender her resignation, the latter didn’t have any reason to object. Ethan simply asked, “Are
you sure that this is what you want? Your salary here is way above average.”
Laney nodded firmly. “And I appreciated that, sir. But it’s not that I’m dissatisfied with the pay. I’m just
not used to life here in Barnes and I want to try going abroad. Plus, I have too many enemies here. I
live in constant worry of being ambushed.”
Well, at least what she said was half true. Seeing that Laney had made up her mind, Ethan didn’t force
her to stay and simply signed her resignation papers. Before leaving the city, Laney went to Janet to
say goodbye.
When Janet saw Laney at her door, she was pleasantly surprised. She smiled and teased, “What
brings you here?”
She stepped aside, letting Laney into the house. Fidgeting with her hair, Laney looked a little uneasy
and embarrassed.
“Actually, I came here to say goodbye. I’m leaving the country tonight.”
“What?” Janet gasped in shock.
“You never told me that you were leaving. Is it because of Garrett?” Laney nodded.
After she told Janet about what had happened between her and Garrett, she didn’t know what else to
say.
“You guys moved way too fast… But I’ll support you no matter what choice you make. Take care, okay?
I’ll visit you when I have the time, or perhaps you can come back to see me.” Janet sighed heavily,
clearly reluctant to part with her friend.
Laney stayed with Janet until it was time to go to the airport. Janet drove her there herself. The
atmosphere was depressing. Neither one of them knew what to say. It wasn’t until Laney was about to
depart that the two looked at each other with silly smiles, their eyes filled with tears. Holding the flight
ticket tightly in her hand, Laney suddenly threw her arms around Janet tightly.
“I’m lucky to have you as a friend. But I never thought we’d be separated so soon.”
Patting her on the back, Janet smiled through the tears.
“We’ll meet again.”
Just then, the airport announced that Laney’s flight was about to depart. Wiping her eyes, Laney took
one last look at the cityscape in the distance and then turned around to walk towards the boarding
gate.
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