Ex-wife, Please Come Back novel Chapter 363

Thompson had always disliked Jacob. There were many reasons for this––ranging from the latter's social life to how he would always treat other people.

After the gentlemen exchanged hollow flatteries, Alice finally arrived. The slight bulging of her already swollen belly utterly appalled Thompson.

It was impossible that this matter had nothing to do with him. Yet, he was not worried about that at all, because he knew Alice was too prideful to tell him about it.

"Alice!" Thompson walked up and greeted her warmly.

Alice gazed at everyone in surprise and realized that she came at the wrong time today. But she had no one else to vent her frustration on but Thompson.

"Why are there so many people?" Alice roamed her eyes around everyone, nodding at them to acknowledge their presence.

Simultaneously, Thompson introduced them to her, to which Alice responded with a smile while shaking their hands.

With Thompson by her side, she knew she had a strong support system. After so many years of facing different challenges, Alice had transformed into a courageous and confident woman. Whoever said that she was a good-for-nothing probably had never seen her in social gatherings.

After greeting everyone and settling to a seat, her belly was even more eye-catching.

"Mr. Thompson, you are really awesome! You said nothing happened, but Miss Alice's belly says otherwise. Did you not want to tell us that you're going to be a father?"

Joshua teased Thompson while maintaining an amiable tone. It was a standard among them not to offend anyone.

"Ha-ha! Mr. Joshua. I'll inform everyone when the baby is one month old." Thompson didn't deny and instead shared a laugh.

Meanwhile, Alice glanced at Thompson in surprise as she heard his words. But soon enough, she eventually calmed down. 'I didn't tell anyone the truth about the child's father, but it seemed that he had guessed something.' Alice felt a little scared while doubts began to attack her head. However, she couldn't say anything in front of so many people.

So instead, she echoed a fake smile to everybody. In the past few years, she had gone through many things, including going to different places and studying abroad. But whenever she was teased publicly, Alice would inevitably feel uncomfortable. Yet, she wouldn't make a fuss about it.

"Why have I never heard Mr. Thompson mention what Miss Alice's family does? You're so pretty, so I bet you're probably a lady from a prominent family."

Joshua continued to flatter Thompson, but his words carried a different meaning. He was right in pointing out that there was so little they knew about Alice. They could just tell that the woman must be shrewd.

If not, why did Thompson introduce her with a faking smile? It seemed that Thompson had his conqueror. Many of these acquaintances thought that Thompson was a fearless man, but they didn't expect that a woman would subdue and control him.

Hearing what Joshua said, Alice gazed up at Thompson and said, "Unlike Mr. Joshua here, who runs a conglomerate, my family does some small businesses." Alice forced a smile.

She had just met Joshua and known his status, so she would not dare say something to provoke him.

Sometimes, protecting her own image was more important than protecting her life. So, Alice could only wear a smile, even if she had cursed the other party thousands of times in her heart.