Nicole had not shown up in her social circle for several months.
She disappeared from the public eye after her wedding and did not even go to the office often.
Although many of her partners in the industry knew about Nicole and Clayton, the couple kept an excessively low profile.
Especially after Nicole got pregnant, Clayton did not let her appear on social occasions.
Thus, not many outsiders knew about Nicole’s pregnancy at the moment.
However, it did not matter.
Nicole did not have that many sincere friends in that circle anyway. Only her close friends knew what was going on.
Every time Yvette and Julie returned from an event, they would tell Nicole about the latest situation.
Nicole also liked listening to their stories.
Ian returned from abroad and wanted to meet up with them under the guise of throwing a birthday party.
Clayton knew that Nicole was bored. He helped Nicole to overcome her anxiety and sent her over personally.
Part of the reason Clayton allowed Nicole to attend was that the venue of their gathering was right next door to Clayton’s dinner engagement.
Was this a coincidence?
When Clayton sent Nicole to the door of the private room, Yvette and Ian were laughing and chatting.
When they saw Nicole come in, they waved at Clayton t o come over to sit as well.
Clayton smiled, went over to drink a glass of wine, and apologetically explained.
"I'll be in the next room for a social engagement. Call m e when you guys are done, then I'll come and pick her up. Please take care of her.”
Yvette said, "Don’t worry. Do you think that we’d abduct her?"
Nicole was not spirited. When she saw Ian pouring a glass of wine, she went over to him.
"Carter, you've been abroad for almost a month, right?" Ian's face stiffened, and he looked at her with disbelief. Finally, he stretched out two fingers and corrected her. "I've been away for two months!"
Nicole touched her nose sheepishly and turned around to look for Julie.
Yvette went out to take a look. When she came back, she smiled as she looked at Ian.
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