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

The private room next door.The conversation of a group of elites suddenly came to an abrupt halt when they heard the deafening music coming from next door.Although their conversation looked superficially relaxed, there were plenty of temptations and traps among their back and forth interactions.Thus, they were all extra careful.When they heard the music, everyone froze.One of the bosses encountered this situation for the first time. He immediately stood up and looked angry as he called the waiter over to kick out the people from the room next door.Clayton calmly smiled.“There’s no need to make such a fuss. Everyone’s out to have fun, so let’s just leave it.”Lance nodded his head in agreement.“Yes, if we want a serious environment, we would’ve booked a conference room and wouldn’t be here playing billiards. I’ll go and warm up first. You guys can come over if you want to play.”Kai stood up and began to roll up his sleeves.“I’ll play. I must win one round against yo

Julie said, “So what? Does this matter have anything to do with your failed business venture?”Lumi nodded and looked at Nicole ingratiatingly. “Of course, it does! I heard that Clayton is a great investor. Everything he invested in has never lost money. He’s a visionary and a genius. Can you get him to guide me?”Nicole looked at Lumi speechlessly and thought, ‘That’s it?’Yvette could not help but snicker.“With that meager capital of yours, you’d better just keep it to buy handbags.”Lumi rubbed her hands. “I have money now!”“Where did you get the money? Didn’t your parents stop you from starting another business?”Lumi arrogantly lifted her chin. “My husband has money. He said that he would give me $200 million a year to start a business. If I lost it all, I would just have to wait until the next year to start another business. That way, I can try again every year…”The corners of Yvette’s and Julie’s lips twitched.Nicole said, “This is the first time I find that the wor

Nicole froze for a few seconds.“Why haven’t you told us before?”Yvette cocked her head and glanced in Ian’s direction.“I was afraid that he’d find trouble if he knew. Adeline Zabel works well. Even Lance said that she has a high IQ as long as she doesn’t get emotional.”Lumi did not know what the ladies were whispering about. They looked like they had a tacit understanding, so she felt left out.It was very awkward.“What are you guys talking about? Is Carter’s girlfriend looking for trouble?”From her perspective, Lumi could only see the girl crying aggrievedly.Lumi was just watching the show.She knew about and looked down on such ordinary girls’ tricks.Only incapable women would use tears to sway men.Thus, from the time that girl showed up, the ladies had an indifferent attitude toward her.Everyone was used to seeing such women trying to enter their social circle.Although they did not outrightly reject her, it was impossible to integrate into the high-society la

Ian showed no mercy and embarrassed that girl.When Ian went closer, he saw Clayton.“You’re here too?”Clayton shrugged his shoulders and looked like he had bad luck.That girl’s eyes flickered.“Second Young Master, you know each other? Why don’t you introduce me to your friend?”Ian looked at the girl contemptuously.He finally understood that girl’s motive for approaching him.Ian was repulsed by such a purpose. Initially, he thought that she looked decent and brought her over for fun.Since that girl was so untactful, Ian did not mind kicking her to the curb.“Introduce you? Are you trying to sell your body?”The girl’s face turned white. Her delicate smile froze, and she could barely hold it together.Clayton’s expression turned cold. “You guys can talk. I’ll leave first.”Ian made way for Clayton. “Take care…”Clayton nodded, then indifferently lifted his feet and left.That girl reluctantly looked at Clayton’s back and bit her lower lip tightly.Ian laughed. “Yo