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

without telling me? I only found out about you going abroad today after a discussion with Ormus. Did you

voice, “No, I

a little louder. “I heard that Ainsley went to St. Nork for the Decker Contest. Manuel, you must be in St.

his tone became

what?”

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

“Why don’t I

face fell. “Don’t control me,

said you should look after me and that

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

“Suit yourself.”

He squeezed his brow as he thought about what Ainsley had said

friends, maybe not even

all this time,

dare to bet on it. At least now he could still meet Ainsley. He wanted to talk to

least not now.

call from Irene. She had arrived at St. Nork and

He

Ainsley continued to

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

a thesis, the idea was

from the beginning of the topic, it would

two days to finish her proposal. Gwendolyn was

progress.

fast

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

the selection process predetermined the strong

inside scoop, after this competition, the experts of the Institute of Psychology would choose their favorite

competition, Ainsley had

out, and Zane had already emailed her all the data she needed. She had already started sifting through the

then classifying it in detail, she began to think about how to model

the modeling approach, it was already

rain. The weather forecast in the morning mentioned that it would rain

it to continue

bed. Before

knock on

who knocked like that.

the door and saw Manuel standing in the doorway with wet