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 want to answer

me, Manuel? Why did you go abroad without telling me? I only found out about you going abroad today after

in a cold voice, “No, I

louder. “I heard that Ainsley went to St. Nork for the Decker Contest. Manuel, you

his tone became colder, “You’re

what?”

“So you’re really in St. Nork. Did Ainsley answer the phone last night? Manuel, are

and said, “Why don’t I come there

face fell. “Don’t control

said you should

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

“Suit yourself.”

squeezed his brow

normal friends, maybe not even

me all this

could still meet Ainsley. He wanted to talk to Irene and make it clear. But he couldn’t fall

least not now.

She had arrived

He

hotel, Ainsley continued

the group of contestants. The

thesis, the idea was the most

it was wrong from the beginning of

her only two days to finish her

progress.

fast

was an academic project competition organized by the top universities abroad. The judges were very professional. In

the judges and the harshness of the selection process

experts of the Institute of Psychology would choose their favorite ones

the fifth day of the competition,

her all the data she needed. She had already started

and then classifying it in detail, she began to think

finished planning the modeling approach, it was

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

it

walked to the bed. Before she could lie

on

was drunken Manuel who

the door and saw Manuel standing in the doorway with wet hair and