Starting with A Divorce

Chapter 173 The Heavy Rain

“What?! He came to look for you?” Lainey said in shock.

Ainsley talked about it and Irene with Lainey right after the breakup.

Ainsley thought of the building she saw Manuel walk into that day and smiled sorrowfully, “I don’t think so. He came for work.”

“Aisy, don’t think about him anymore.” Lainey’s voice became gentle.

“I see.”

She was warning herself every moment not to think about Manuel. But the more she warned herself not to think, the more she would think.

“Aisy, I’ll come over and keep you company.”

Ainsley laughed. “Lainey, I know you’re worried about me. Your family is so busy right

now. Just stay home.”

“Aisy, I’m worried about you.” Lainey wanted to come over right away.

“It’s okay. It’s still a month away. You can come over whenever you’re done.”

Outside the window, there were neon lights and towering buildings. Manuel sat in front

of the floor-to-ceiling window. Ainsley’s hotel was across the street.

It was a busy part of St. Nork, with a lot of traffic on the road. He lay on the bed, still

thinking about yesterday’s events.

He had been drinking with the people from Applegath yesterday. Getting drunk and dazed, he arrived at Ainsley’s hotel without saying what he wanted to say.

What he could remember was Ainsley’s indifferent gaze and her sense of loss before he

left

The phone rang and his eyes narrowed. It was Irene calling.

“What’s up?” He didn’t tell Irene that he’d come to St. Nork. He’d come the first day Ainsley had arrived.

“Manuel, who was it that answered the phone last night?” Irene’s voice was soft, but her tone was unmistakably sharp.

“What’s up?” He didn’t

tell me, Manuel? Why did you go abroad without telling me? I only found out about you going abroad today after a discussion with Ormus. Did you avoid

“No, I just

that Ainsley went to St. Nork for the Decker Contest. Manuel, you must be

and his tone became colder, “You’re

what?”

Ainsley answer the phone last night? Manuel, are you going to cheer for her? I’d like to cheer

said, “Why don’t

fell. “Don’t control

you. Mathew said you should look after

together. This is between the Wade family and the Gage family. Of course, I have to go to St. Nork

“Suit yourself.”

He squeezed his brow as he thought about what

normal friends, maybe not even

for lying to me all this

to tell Ainsley, but he didn’t dare to bet on it. At least now he could still meet Ainsley. He wanted

least not now.

had arrived at

He didn’t

the hotel, Ainsley continued to

to be the fastest of the group of contestants. The rest were

the idea was the most important

of the

only two days to finish her

progress.

too fast

was an academic project competition organized by the top universities abroad. The judges were very professional. In addition to famous psychology professors from different

of the selection process predetermined the strong influence

of the Institute of Psychology

competition, Ainsley

her

in detail, she began to think

planning the modeling

the sound of dense rain. The weather forecast in the morning mentioned that it would rain heavily tonight. It was raining half an

expect it to continue

the bed. Before she could

knock on the

drunken Manuel who knocked like that. Was

saw Manuel standing in the doorway with wet hair and