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.

annoyance. “What’s up?” He didn’t want to answer the

you 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 me on purpose?”

“No, I just had to come

to St. Nork for the Decker

gripped the phone slowly and his tone became colder,

what?”

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

paused and said, “Why don’t I come there

fell. “Don’t

you. Mathew said you should look after

between the Wade family and the Gage family. Of course, I

“Suit yourself.”

frowned. He squeezed his brow

just normal friends, maybe

lying to me all this time, or sorry because of

still meet Ainsley. He wanted to talk

least not now.

a call from Irene. She had

He didn’t

hotel, Ainsley continued to

fastest of the group of contestants. The rest were still thinking about

a thesis, the idea was

was wrong from the beginning of the topic, it

two days to finish her proposal. Gwendolyn was surprised

progress.

too fast

competition organized by the top universities abroad. The judges were very professional. In addition to famous psychology professors from different countries, there were also some people from the

the judges and the harshness of the selection process predetermined the

experts of the Institute of Psychology would choose their favorite ones to

of the competition,

out, and Zane had already emailed her all the

detail, she began to

she finished planning the modeling

The weather forecast in the morning mentioned that it

it to continue

and walked to the bed. Before she could lie down, she was startled

on the

who knocked like that.

saw Manuel standing in the doorway with