Starting with A Divorce

Chapter 209 Give It a Go

Manuel leaned against the back of the sofa, raised the glass, and took a sip. The white moonlight shone on his face,

while he was as silent and lifeless as a statue.

Finally, at two o’clock in the morning, they stopped drinking.

Manuel helped Roman up and sent him to the guest room. After putting Roman down on the bed, he vaguely heard.

that Roman was murmuring something. “What is it?”

Manuel leaned over, and only then did he hear what Roman was muttering.

“Lainey… How can you be so irresponsible…”

Manuel smiled and realized that Lainey was the chief culprit of Roman’s abnormality.

Manuel took out his phone and recorded Roman’s muttering.

In two days, it would be the birthday of Aedan, the CEO of Prosper Group. To give back to the community, Aedan. decided to hold his birthday party in the form of a charity auction, where attendees were asked to provide a piece of their own collection and could bid on it, with the proceeds going directly to the charity.

There was no doubt that this grand auction would be an unprecedented and lively scene in the entire Seattle. After all, the popular Emerald Island was now in Aedan’s hands, and he just happened to want to sell it.

Ainsley and Lainey agreed to buy couture dresses together. As soon as they met, Ainsley noticed that something was

wrong with Lainey.

Ainsley teased, “You were always in high spirits when we went shopping together. What happened today?”

Lainey pouted. “Nothing…”

Ainsley pretended that she didn’t care and said, “Alright then. If so, don’t come to me when you can’t hold it in

anymore.”

Lainey widened her eyes and held Ainsley’s arm. “You! How can you be this cruel to me?”

hand to wipe the fake tears, looked around, pulled Ainsley to a corner where no one else was around,

Ainsley looked at Lainey in

chef,” Lainey said with

could it be?”

blushed and stammered, “We were drunk at the

matter, Ainsley said, “And then you fled? Then last night, Roman came to you and blamed you for being responsible and

thought, shouldn’t Lainey be

that Lainey was

wry face. “Why

I didn’t bother to care

would still run away

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thought of the recording that Manuel had sent her last night she

was right and who wasn’t Maybe he feels regretful, too. I might as well forget it ever happened,” Lainey smiled

recording, she might have supported Lainey’s decision Yet Ainsley now was well aware that Roman might have inadvertently fallen in

and opened her mouth

see the loneliness in Lainey’s eyes. She suddenly grabbed Lainey’s hand

a go.”

it a go? What are

voice was delicate, which made people believe her somehow.

“What?”

her phone and played the recording to Lainey. “He was drunk and kept calling your name. Manuel sent it

turned slightly red. She smiled and said,

number. “Roman, I’d like to invite two friends to Pearl

big drama couldn’t

and Lainey arrived at Pearl Hotel on time. Roman was stunned when he saw Lainey He did not expect

just placed the menu in front of Ainsley when he saw Lainey waving in the direction of

happy.

she explained, “This

immediately disappeared. He gawked at the man who came over and couldn’t help but notice that Lainey placed her hands on the man’s arm. Lainey and the

like an

she in