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?”

to a corner where no one else was

at Lainey

d*mn chef,” Lainey

You two? How could it be?” Ainsley

were drunk at the

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

thought, shouldn’t Lainey be the one who blamed

that Lainey was

pulled a wry face. “Why did

was so scared back then. I didn’t bother to care about anything else. I just

would still run away

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suddenly thought of the recording that Manuel had sent her last night she tentatively asked Lainey, Then how do you feel about him

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

Yet Ainsley now was well aware that Roman might have inadvertently fallen in love

but she swallowed her words and opened her mouth several times In the end, she said nothing. She just shook

She suddenly grabbed Lainey’s hand

a go.”

a go? What are

voice was delicate, which made people believe her somehow. “Let’s see if

“What?”

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

slightly red. She smiled and said,

number. “Roman, I’d like to invite two friends to Pearl Hotel for dinner tonight.

drama couldn’t continue

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

the menu in front of Ainsley when he saw Lainey waving in the

happy.

Then she explained, “This

face immediately disappeared. He gawked at the man who came over and

like an

Is she in a