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