"Nicole, I'm warning you! If you still show no signs of pregnancy after two months, our Anderson family won't be able to tolerate you! Get out of here! Don't be an eyesore here!"
Nicole hung up the phone with a chill all over her body. She was in a daze, thinking about what her mother-in-law had just said.
After two years of marriage, she had been living in the shadow of this sentence almost all the time.
To give birth to a baby...
But she couldn't give birth to a child alone!
The Anderson family was a wealthy family in New York City, and her husband, James was the president of the Anderson Group. How could such a big family not have an heir?
But her mother-in-law didn't know that since that incident, even if James came back, he wouldn't sleep with her. How could she give birth to the baby alone?
Nicole calmed down and summoned up the courage to bring her phone over. She pressed a familiar number.
Soon, the phone was heard, and the man's deep and slightly unhappy voice came from inside.
"What can I do for you?"
As he spoke, James skillfully unbuttoned the white button and leaned back on the black leather office chair. Listening to the soft voice coming from the phone, he frowned even harder.
"Nothing. I want to ask you... are you coming back tonight?" Nicole asked carefully on the other side.
James pursed his thin lips. He was surprised that this woman would take the initiative to talk to him about this.
Just as he was about to go back to his room, she heard someone knocking on the door.
James looked up and saw a female secretary coming in with a document in her hands. She wore a red bracelet on her white wrist, which was crystal clear and eye-catching.
The secretary smiled as she approached. "Mr. Anderson, you'll have a meeting. There's a dinner party tonight. I've already made an appointment in the wing room."
"Yes."
James nodded slightly, and his deep eyes lingered on the woman's delicate face for a moment. Then he looked up and met her beautiful eyes full of affection.
A few seconds later, he looked away and said coldly with his mobile phone in his hand, "I still have something to deal with tonight. That's it."
"James, wait a minute-"
Without giving Nicole another chance to speak, he hung up the phone.
After putting down his phone, James's face softened a little. He leaned back and looked at the secretary with less perfunctory eyes. Instead, there was some gentleness in his eyes.
"When did you come back?"
"Just now." She stepped on her beige high heels, put the documents on the desk, and naturally walked behind James. She put her hands on his shoulders and gently pressed them for him.
"I went straight back to the company to look for you on the plane just now. I can help you arrange the schedule."
As she spoke, the woman bent over and whispered in his ear. She said with a charming smile, "James, tell me, am I your best helper?"
The dinner party tonight was of great importance to the Anderson Group. If she could show off at the dinner party, it would undoubtedly stabilize her status!
For so many years, she was the person who deserved James the most.
"Yes."
James was silent for a moment and then nodded.
But when he lowered his eyes, there were other emotions in his eyes.
...
After trying hard for a while, James was still unwilling to come back. Thinking of what her mother-in-law had said, Nicole sat on the sofa and stared at the door.
By six o'clock in the evening, James had not come back yet.
Looking at the gradually darkening sky, Nicole's heart ached. In the end, she could not help but go upstairs to put on a light makeup, change into a set of clothes, and prepare to go out.
As soon as she arrived at the door, she suddenly remembered something. Then she took out her phone and sent a message to someone to meet him.
