Chapter 375: Pregnant Women Are The Boss

"What’s wrong?"

Yvonne wondered why he was staring at her.

James caressed his chin with one hand and said thoughtfully, "Wait a minute."

As he spoke, he headed to the closet.

Yvonne stared at his back view in confusion.

After a while, he came out with a small black cloak in hand. He draped it on her shoulder and said, "Much better."

Yvonne did not say anything in response, but she recalled what Mrs. Taylor had said earlier. After a moment of hesitation, she asked, "Did you tell your mother about the banquet today?"

He replied, "Not yet. I’ll let her know later." Yvonne nodded and did not say anything else.

Before they left the house, James informed Mrs. Taylor that they would be attending a banquet in the evening. She did not say much but just reminded them repeatedly to not drink too much.

James assured her and left with Yvonne.

When they got in the car, he said, "My mother is getting old. It’s inevitable that she’s becoming long-winded."

However, Yvonne replied, "Mom is just concerned about us."

Hearing this, James felt somewhat relieved.

Before moving back, he had been worried about the two women’s relationship.

Unexpectedly, Yvonne was much more patient than him when it came to interacting with Mrs. Taylor.

James was very impressed by this.

After all, as her biological son, there were times when he could not do it.

Not long after, the car arrived at the hotel where the banquet was held.

Yvonne followed James out of the car. When they arrived at the entrance, James bent his arm and gestured for her to wrap hers around his.

Yvonne paused for a moment before reaching out to hold his hand. Just as they were about to enter... "Yvonne."

A familiar voice came from behind her. Yvonne turned around and saw Janice, who was wearing a maternity gown. She walked towards her while holding onto Christopher’s hand.

Yvonne was slightly surprised to see her. "Janice, are you here to attend the banquet too?"

Janice nodded and glanced at her from head to toe. She complimented her sincerely, "You look so gorgeous tonight."

After hearing her compliment, Yvonne felt a little embarrassed. She replied, "You’re also very beautiful."

Janice sighed. "Don’t mention it. I look so ugly in this!"

She grumbled in a low voice, not forgetting to glare at Christopher.

Meanwhile, Christopher had a helpless look on his face.

Yvonne chuckled as she observed their interaction. "You’re not ugly at all! This is the pregnancy glow."

Hearing her tease, Janice cast her a look. "Come, let’s go in together and leave these two men to go in alone."

As she spoke, she grabbed Yvonne’s arm.

Christopher was about to stop her, but she glared back at him. This was his punishment for making her wear this ugly outfit!

After the two of them left.

James complained, "Are you not going to do anything about your wife? She just arrived and has already abducted my wife!"

Christopher replied, "Haven’t you heard? Pregnant women are the boss."

James snorted, "Come on, when she was not pregnant, she was still the center of the universe."

James had already looked through Christopher.

The latter smiled helplessly.

At tonight’s banquet, famous individuals from all walks of life were gathered together. As the host, Christopher was undoubtedly in the spotlight.

So he was busy tonight.

He arranged for Janice to rest in a corner. He was still a little worried about her and specifically instructed Yvonne to take care of her before he left to meet his guests.

After he left, Yvonne could not help saying, "Your husband is really so detailed! He even prepared a pair of warm cotton shoes."

...

Hearing Yvonne’s words, Janice was delighted. She wiggled the shoes that Christopher had put on for her earlier. "Of course, I trained him!"

Yvonne could not help laughing. "Wow, you’re so full of yourself after I compliment your husband. I already forgot who was complaining about him earlier."

Janice pouted and said, "By the way, how have you been recently? Have things been well with James?"

Upon hearing Janice’s question, Yvonne nodded and replied, "Not bad."

Janice asked out of curiosity, "Are you guys planning to have a baby or something?"

Yvonne’s eyes darkened and she did not answer immediately. She did not tell her about her married life.

Therefore, Janice was still unaware that they have yet to spend their life together as a married couple.

She was a little shy to answer.

After all, she was quite emotional.

They have already done the deed.

She blushed slightly and said, "We’ve just gotten married. There’s no hurry."

Janice said, "That’s true. It hasn’t even been a month, you guys must still be in the honeymoon stage and can’t get enough of each other."

Yvonne was getting embarrassed. She turned her head to look at the crowd and saw a familiar figure walking over from the entrance.

She was slightly surprised and then turned to Janice.

"Janice, does that person look like Vanessa?"

Janice looked in the direction that she was pointing at and saw a woman walking slowly towards them. She was donned in a sexy dress and had put on heavy makeup.

There was a fat middle-aged man beside her. They held hands and looked very intimate.

Even though it was just a glance from afar, she could immediately recognize Vanessa.

Janice was not surprised to see her here. This was the main reason why she had come to the banquet tonight.

She said to Yvonne, "Hey, I’ll leave for a bit."

She got up as she spoke but was stopped by Yvonne.

"Janice, you can’t go there. There are too many people there, and it’s inconvenient for you. Besides, your husband asked me to keep an eye on you before he comes back."

"But I want to see Vanessa."

"I know, but there are too many people now. By the time you get there, she might have headed somewhere else. You’d better sit down first. Anyway, she’s also here for the banquet tonight. There will be lots of opportunities before it ends."

Feeling persuaded, Janice sat back down. However, her gaze remained fixed on Vanessa, who was not too far away.

Although Vanessa was holding onto that man’s arm, she did not stay idle. She was throwing her alluring gaze at everyone.

It seemed that she was charming all the men there.

Janice could not take it anymore. She stood up and said, "No, I can’t wait any longer. I’m going to look for her."

Yvonne realized that it was impossible to stop her, so she followed along.

There were too many people at the banquet. The two squeezed through the crowd for quite a while before they finally saw her.

"Vanessa."

She was in the midst of getting intimate with a man when she suddenly heard a voice behind her.

She was startled and turned around. When she saw Janice standing before her, her expression froze and she turned around as if she did not see her.

...

Janice was a little surprised to see her being like this. She and Yvonne exchanged a look with each other. Then, Janice walked up to Vanessa again. "Vanessa!"

However, she was still ignored. On the other hand, the man standing beside her looked at Yvonne and Janice sinisterly. He asked maliciously, "Do you know them? Are you guys from the same line of work?"

Vanessa was dumbfounded for a moment before she put on a scornful smile. "How could I possibly know them? Mr. Simpson, you must be joking."

Mr. Simpson sneered and said, "I knew it! These two don’t look like they belong in your circle."

However, Vanessa was disturbed. She confronted, "Does that mean that you look down on our circle?"

"Of course not! You’re so beautiful my soul is already captured by you." The two of them flirted with each other in front of everyone.

Janice watched from the side and could not help but clench her fists. She then stepped forward and pulled Vanessa’s arm, saying, "Follow me."

She turned around, wanting to pull Vanessa away, but the latter pushed her away.

"What are you doing? I don’t know you."

Vanessa pretended to be a stranger.

Janice was startled. "Vanessa, what’s wrong? I’m your sister!"

"Sister?" Vanessa let out a mocking laugh. "Are you also a prostitute?"

"You..."

Those around them were casting strange looks at the duo. Janice was so pissed she grabbed Vanessa’s hand and dragged her out of the crowd.

"Let go of me! I don’t know you."

Vanessa struggled and refused to leave. She repeatedly asked Mr. Simpson for help.

"What are you doing?"

Mr. Simpson also stepped forward. Seeing this, Yvonne quickly stepped forward to protect Janice.

However, before she could even reach her side, Mr. Simpson had already pushed Yvonne aside.

He turned around, wanting to push Janice, but he was interrupted by a powerful force.

"What are you doing?"

Christopher’s cold gaze shot towards him.

Mr. Simpson could not help trembling. He was so scared that his face had turned pale and he begged for mercy repeatedly.

Christopher ignored him. He stretched out his hand and embraced Janice. He asked worriedly, "Are you hurt?"

She shook her head.

Christopher then swung his arm forcefully. Mr. Simpson lost his balance and fell to the ground.

At that moment, James rushed over and glanced at the fallen Mr. Simpson. He then looked at Yvonne and asked, "Are you hurt?"

He had witnessed the scene when she was pushed away. Meeting his concerned gaze, she shook her head. "I’m fine."

James was relieved. He glanced coldly at Mr. Simpson and said, "Christopher, I wondered who let this scumbag in."

Christopher narrowed his gloomy gaze. He then turned to the security guards who had rushed over and ordered, "Drag him out immediately!"

"Yes sir!"

Hearing that, the security guards stepped forward and dragged Mr. Simpson out in front of everyone.

Christopher then looked at the onlookers.

"The banquet shall continue. Everyone, let’s all get back to where we were at."

Once he said those words, the crowd began to disperse.

At that moment, only a few people remained standing there.

Vanessa realized that she had caused a scene and was about to sneak away when no one was paying attention to her.

However, Christopher blocked her path.