Starting With A Divorce Chapter 69


    Starting with A Divorce Chapter 69


    Chapter 69 Ditcher


    Mollie smiled and tucked her hair behind her ears. “To be honest, I haven’t been a judge for a long


    time. And I won’t stay in the country for long.”


    “Some of your theories have always been the beacon for students in our university’s Department of


    Psychology. I know that you have been invited to internationalpetitions before, and you declined


    them all. However, I still want you to take a look at these,” Ainsley said earnestly.


    She took out a stack of documents from her bag and handed them to Mollie. “These papers are written


    by some students based on your theories. Some of them have proposed new ideas, and I sincerely


    hope you can have a look.”


    Mollie took the documents in surprise and flipped through them. “Thank you. I will read them carefully.”


    Ainsley breathed a sigh of relief. She couldn’t be a hundred percent sure to persuade Mollie to agree to


    her request, but at least she could help those students to hand over the papers they wrote to


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    Mollie.


    Just as Ainsley was about to leave, Mollie suddenly called out to her, “Ms. Easton, I wonder what you


    think about what happened tonight.”


    “You mean over there?” Ainsley pointed at the stage in confusion.


    “Where else? Ms. Easton, what I want to say is that you did a great job. I might have been more


    ruthless.” Mollie pointed to the console.


    Ainsley instantly realized that Mollie knew all the things Kaitlin and she did. “I was merely protecting


    myself.


    !!


    and left.


    Mollie drank up her champagne, ced the empty ss on the table, and then got up


    Ainsley and Manuel looked at each other and chuckled. She asked, “You knew as well?”


    She was referring to the USB sh drive.


    He said disapprovingly, “Aisy, I have been paying attention to you all the time. You did well.”


    “Mr. Gage, are youughing at me? Both Ms. Randall and you saw me. I was so clumsy.” Ainsley.


    curled her lips. She thought no one would find out.


    Under the limelight, Manuel’s eyes flickered. Yet he sounded upset and hurt as he said, “Aisy, why


    didn’t you ask me for help? If so, I’m sure no one would find out.”


    Ainsley’s heart skipped a beat. She thought, Manuel’s eyes are flickering as he stands beside me, and


    there are tears in his eyes. He lowers his eyes, and hisshes are trembling. He looks like a pitiful,


    abandoned dog.


    Wait! Shouldn’t he be a cruel wolf? Am I insane? Why would I think of him as a pitiful, abandoned dog?


    He is the legendary Mr. Gage in Seattle!


    “Mr. Gage, I wouldn’t trouble you with such a trivial matter.” She shrugged, while Manuel looked more


    and more enchanting.


    “Aisy, anything about you is important to me.” His dark eyes shed with a charming luster.


    Ainsley blushed and immediately turned her head. “Mr. Gage, you should behave yourself. Watch out


    for your reputation.” Then she ran away in the next second, not daring to look at Manuel


    anymore.


    On the way back, due to Serina’s strong will, Ainsley finally gave in and agreed to let Manuel send her


    back as well.


    Serina kept talking in the car, and she was so excited that she even forgot to continue acting and let


    Ainsley sit in the front row. “Ainsley, you have no idea. It was so funny. Kaitlin didn’t know what to say


    at all. Those reporters have already taken photos and videos. Did she think others were idiots?”


    “Even though those reporters have photos and videos, tomorrow’s news will not be Kaitlin’s scandal at


    all. It’ll just be she being harassed and the attempt to harass her fails,” Ainsley said


    indifferently.


    “Why? They have those photos and videos!” Serina said angrily.


    Ainsley exined softly, “It won’t make a difference, because they can’t afford to mess with the Baldry


    family. If they do what the Baldry family asks them to do, they will get paid a lot. Doing otherwise might


    get fired. What do you think they will do?”


    Ainsley was well aware of this back then when the reporters asked the questions. Therefore, she


    stopped paying attention after Kaitlin changed the topic. Ainsley knew that everyone would only learn


    what Kaitlin wanted them to know tomorrow.


    “What?” Serina wrapped her arms around Ainsley’s arm gloomily. “I wouldn’t have stayed there if I’d


    known. Ainsley, I should have gone with you to invite Ms. Randall. By the way, did Ms. Randall agree?”


    “She kind of turned me down. After all, her time was very precious. Anyway, I showed her the papers


    that the students wrote rted to her theorles.” Ainsley figured that it was something.


    fortunate after all.


    “You’re not upset, right, Ainsley? What about the school leaders?” Serina looked at Ainsley


    worriedly.


    “It’s fine. I’ve tried. I asked her. That’s enough.” Ainsley patted her head.


    For Ainsley, being rejected was never a bad thing. Besides, she could still manage to hold the


    contest well without Mollie.


    “It’s fine! Ainsley, you have me!”


    When Ainsley went back to the apartment building, she saw Lainey,


    Lainey recognized Manuel’s car at a nce. With all sorts of bags in her hands, she blocked Ainsley,


    who was getting out of the car. “Good for you, Ainsley! Ditcher!”


    Lainey said in a loud voice, not caring about the fact that she might embarrass Ainsley at all. Most


    importantly, Manuel followed Ainsley out of the car, so he heard each word Lainey said loud and clear.


    He even calmly greeted Lainey.


    “Hello.”


    “Hello, Mr. Gage!” Lainey smiled. Then she immediately turned to threaten Ainsley, “Come clean with


    me now! Where have you two been fooling around? I called you so many times, and you never picked


    up!”


    Ainsley was stunned. Lainey called her?


    Ainsley fumbled over the dress she was wearing. She didn’t have the phone on her, and it wasn’t in


    the car either.


    “I think I left my phone at the office.” She knew that she didn’t take it with her when she went to the


    banquet.


    “Then fetch it tomorrow when you go to the office. Don’t try to change the topic! Tell me! Where did


    you go?”


    Serina jumped out of the car. “And me! We went to Kaitlin’s birthday party.”


    Bang!


    Lainey’s hands loosened, and all of the bags fell to the ground. “What?”


    She looked at Ainsley in shock and reached out to stroke Ainsley’s forehead. “You are not having a


    fever. You went to that woman’s birthday party? For real? She has been giving you a hard time, and yet


    you went to celebrate her birthday? She must have been bullying you again, right? No, wait. Why


    did she send you an invitation?”


    She asked so many questions in a row, and Ainsley did not know which one to answer for a moment.


    “It’splicated. I’ll need more time to exin it to you. Why don’t you go inside? Don’t you have the


    password?”


    Lainey still grabbed Ainsley, refusing to let go. “Don’t tell me you still have feelings for that jerk!”


    Then she immediately nced at Manuel. “Well, I know for sure that it’s impossible. He is a total jerk!”


    “Lainey, I know everything! You know what? You missed the great show. Kaitlin was so doomed today.


    Everyone saw that indecent video of hers!” Serina pulled Lainey away so that Ainsley and Manuel


    could be left alone.


    “Tell me everything!” Lainey pulled Serina upstairs.


    Ainsley looked at the bags all over the ground, which were about a dozen. She wondered how Lainey


    managed to take all of them over here.