Starting with A Divorce by Gloria Warren

Chapter 174 A High Fever

Today he and Irene had a profound conversation for a long time. Originally, he thought that Irene would

understand after hearing his explanation. But he didn’t expect her to be so stubborn and unwilling to let

go.

After explaining to Irene, he did not go back to the hotel. Subconsciously, he walked to the hotel where

Ainsley was staying.

He stayed at the door for a long time and figured out a lot of things.

He was Manuel, the big shot in Seattle.

How could he be compromised just because of one Irene?

Ever since he’d fallen asleep drunk in Ainsley’s room last time. She hadn’t dared to face

him much.

“Manuel, go back. We’ve broken up.” Ainsley said coldly.

It had been too many times. Her heart had been torn out long ago.

It was pouring outside and warm in the house. It was warm in the house. But she just

felt cold all over.

Manuel couldn’t stand Ainsley being like this. She was too cold as if she was a machine.

He took Ainsley in his arms. Ainsley struggled violently. But he held her tighter and

tighter.

“Let go of me!”

“No,” Manuel said unquestionably.

Ainsley was unable to breathe. The suffocating hug made her feel safe unexpectedly. She stopped

struggling. The scent of cedar was on the tip of her nose. The warmth of his chest was unnaturally hot.

Her forehead pressed against Manuel’s chin. It was hot.

She pushed Manuel. “You let me go first.”

“What’s wrong?” Manuel’s voice was ***.

Ainsley lifted her hand to cover Manuel’s forehead. It was hot.

“You have a fever, Manuel,” she said as she went to the cabinet next to the couch and pulled out a

medicine box. She handed Manuel the thermometer. “Take it.

Manuel obeyed and took the thermometer. He also felt dizzy and his eyelids were too

tired to lift.

When the time came, Ainsley took the thermometer and saw that it was thirty-nine degrees. A high fever!

She immediately wanted to get dressed. “You have a fever. Let’s go to the hospital.”

“No.” Manuel sat on the sofa and leaned back lazily.

Ainsley frowned. “How can you not go to the hospital when you have a high fever?”

“I’m fine.” He didn’t want to go anywhere. He just wanted to stay with Ainsley a little

longer.

“But you have a fever.”

Manuel pointed to the medicine box. “There are fever reducers.”

Ainsley hesitated and poured him a glass of water. “If the fever doesn’t reduce later, you need to go to

the hospital.”

Manuel laughed at her persistence. “Are you concerned about me?”

“Even if a stranger has a fever, I also will suggest he go to the hospital.” She said

awkwardly.

Manuel forced a smile. “Got it.”

After taking the fever reducer, Manuel just felt sleepy. He gradually fell asleep on the

sofa.

Ainsley put the blanket over him and sat down to write her paper.

The scene was just like the last time Manuel was drunk. The only difference was that

this time Manuel had a fever.

She felt an inexplicable sense of reassurance when Manuel was sleeping next to her.

Every once in a while, she would check Manuel’s body temperature.

Two hours later, Manuel’s body temperature came down. He woke up.

“Aisy, did I sleep for a long time?”

“No, two hours,” Ainsley said calmly.

Manuel propped himself up and walked over to Ainsley. He just tried to touch her, but

she dodged.

“Now that you’re awake, leave now.”

Manuel’s hand stopped in mid-air. “Aisy…”

“Leave. I’m going to rest.” Ainsley’s expression became more determined.

Manuel nodded and whispered, “Okay.”

He left. Ainsley lay in bed thinking about it.

Inside the other hotel, Irene looked angrily at the call log on her cell phone. It was

unreachable again.

Where the hell could he be if he wasn’t at the hotel?

He must have gone to Ainsley again. She threw the cup by her hand hard before she finally calmed

down.

Early the next morning, Ainsley received an unexpected phone call from Irene.

“Do you have time to have a cup of coffee together?” Irene asked.

“What do you want?”

“Let’s talk about it when we meet.” Irene didn’t wait for her to refuse. She hung up

phone after telling her the time and place.

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Ainsley looked at the hung-up phone speechlessly. She felt strange. What the hell did

she want?

Inside St. Nork’s café, Ainsley walked in. Upon entering, she saw Irene sitting in the corner, sipping her

coffee.

She walked over to her. There was already a cup of coffee ordered for her on the table. “Thanks. But

what did you want to talk to me about?”

Irene smiled gently. She looked Ainsley up and down, and then complimented her, “You look completely

different now than when I saw you before. You’re so great to be able to participate in such a grand

competition. Don’t be nervous. I just want to cheer you up.

Ainsley was aware that she couldn’t have such a simple purpose. She put the cup back on the table and

smiled lightly. “I’ll work hard. But I don’t think we need to meet specifically if you’re just trying to cheer me

up, right?”

Irene smiled sweetly. “Look, why are you always so hostile to me? I thought you already knew why I

came to see you.”

“You can just say it. There’s no need to be so polite between us.” Ainsley said straightforwardly.

Irene froze for a moment, and the smile on her face froze. She didn’t expect Ainsley to be so

straightforward.

She thought she was a gentle woman to Ainsley all the time. Why was Ainsley so hostile to her? It

should be because of Manuel.

“Since you said so, I’ll be straightforward. Manuel came a few days before me, and I know what he came

for. I don’t want to say anything else to you. But one thing I hope you know is that Mathew likes me a lot,

and my grandfather likes Manuel a lot.”

She continued after a pause, “Grandpa told me that Manuel and I had been considered childhood

sweethearts by our elders. Grandfather has been talking about our marriage these days. Ms. Easton,

you like Manuel too, don’t you?”

Ainsley’s eyes changed abruptly. She lowered her eyes, hiding her inner turmoil and said, “Ms. Wade,

you don’t have to tell me this. I don’t want to tell you who I like.”

Irene chuckled with cold eyes. “Ms. Easton, we’re all sensible people. If it weren’t for Manuel, I think we’d

be good friends. I like your personality a lot.”

“Thanks, I get your point. If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back first. I have a paper to write.” Ainsley’s eyes

dimmed and she stood up.

Irene nodded. “See you. I wish you success.”

Ainsley walked out of the café. The meeting with Irene was amazing.

She didn’t know why she had agreed to the meeting so confusedly. It was probably because last time

Manuel said he had made it clear with Irene.

In the café, Irene’s eyes were cold. She stared hard at Ainsley’s back until it disappeared

from her sight.

It was only a short period since they had seen each other. But she felt that Ainsley had changed a lot.