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.

He didn’t want to answer the

telling me? I only found out about you going abroad today after a discussion with Ormus. Did you avoid me on purpose?” Irene’s tone was getting more and more

“No,

little louder. “I heard that Ainsley went to St. Nork

the phone slowly and his tone became colder, “You’re

what?”

you’re really in St. Nork. Did Ainsley answer the phone last night? Manuel, are you going to cheer for her? I’d

said, “Why don’t I

face fell. “Don’t

I’m not controlling you. Mathew said you should look after

between the Wade family and the Gage family. Of course, I have to go to St.

“Suit yourself.”

up the phone and frowned. He squeezed his brow as

friends, maybe not

lying to me all this time,

he didn’t dare to bet on it. At least now he could still meet Ainsley. He wanted to talk to Irene and make it clear. But he couldn’t fall out with Irene,

least not now.

call from Irene. She had

up. He

hotel, Ainsley continued

be the fastest of the group of contestants.

thesis, the idea was

from the beginning of the topic, it would be

two days to finish her proposal. Gwendolyn was surprised at

progress.

too fast for

were very professional. In addition

the harshness of the selection process predetermined the strong influence

the Institute of Psychology would choose their favorite ones to enter

day of the competition, Ainsley

Zane had already emailed her all the

then classifying it in detail, she

planning the modeling approach,

window was the sound of dense rain. The weather forecast in the morning mentioned that it would rain heavily

it to continue

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

on

time it was drunken Manuel who knocked like that. Was

standing in the doorway