Shaking his head helplessly, Brandon said, "Your call was hard to miss. Only someone as drunk as Garrett wouldn't have seen it."
Since her trick was exposed, Janet stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and asked Laney over the phone, "You heard everything Garrett said. Tell me, what do you think?"
"I..." Laney didn't know what to say. "I don't know..." she murmured.
With a heavy sigh, Janet said, "A drunk mind speaks a sober heart. You should be able to see that he has repented. Can't you give him another chance?"
Even Laney couldn't deny that she was indeed deeply moved by what Garrett said.
Besides, she had also been thinking of him and sometimes, she would wonder if he had fallen in love with someone else while they were separated. Now, after hearing his confession, her heart was swayed once again.
The love she had been concealing in her heart made it impossible for her to deny that she could not forget about Garrett.
"I need time to think," Laney said.
Noticing a hint of wavering in her words, Janet and Brandon were relieved. "So you sent the divorce papers and the ring to Garrett to make him realize his true feelings?" Janet teased.
"What divorce papers? I didn't send him anything of the sort. All I did was take off my ring and stop wearing it. I was wondering why he was reacting so strangely!" Laney exclaimed.
With her eyes wide open in surprise, Janet asked, "What's going on then? Garrett said he received the divorce papers and the wedding ring you sent him. He thought you really wanted to separate from him for good, and that's why he was so upset today."
Laney suddenly thought of something and went to see if her ring was still there, and was shocked to find that it was missing.
Frowning deeply, she said, "I don't know what's going on, but I will find out who sent those things to him in my name."
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