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?”

Ainsley to

Ainsley looked at Lainey

chef,” Lainey said with

two? How could it

“We were drunk at the club that

told Ainsley everything that happened that day. After listening to the ins and outs of the matter, Ainsley said, “And then you fled? Then last night, Roman came to you and blamed you

Lainey be the

it’s true that Lainey was the

a wry face. “Why did

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

would still run away

Clue

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her last night she tentatively

he and I had too much to drink that day, so I couldn’t say who was right and who wasn’t Maybe he feels regretful, too. I might as

was well aware that Roman might have inadvertently fallen in love with Lainey as well.

swallowed her words and opened her mouth several times In the

in Lainey’s eyes. She suddenly grabbed Lainey’s hand and said

a go.”

go? What are you

made people believe her somehow. “Let’s see if

“What?”

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

slightly red. She smiled

like to invite

all, such a big drama couldn’t continue

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

the menu in front of Ainsley when he

happy.

Then she explained, “This is Lainey’s

holding the menu shook, and the smile on his face immediately disappeared. He gawked at the man

an

Is she in