April was already his favorite, and now she had given him a son; there was no way Vincent would treat her poorly. He had given April almost all the private funds he had saved for years, enough for her and their son to live in thep of luxury for the rest of their lives.


    "Vincent, nothing will happen to you. You have to watch our son grow up with me," April said, her voice choked with emotion as she hugged him tightly.


    "Okay, I know. I won''t let anything happen to me," Vincent said, gently patting her back before he left.


    ...


    Yvonne was nearly four months pregnant, the most stable period of her pregnancy. She hadn''t taken on any work, spending her days resting at Cherry Bay. When Bet wasn''t busy, he would apany her on walks along the river.


    Emma would visit every few days, bringing nourishing supplements and, more recently, baby clothes and toys. Teresa knew her ce and didn''t disturb Yvonne, only calling asionally to check in.


    Sandra Garcia would alsoe by sometimes to chat with Yvonne, but Sandra was too busy with work. She managed both thepany and its artists, leaving her with very little free time.


    Yvonne felt like she was going to grow mold from being cooped up at home every day.


    Bet knew she was bored at home alone, so when the Thompson Group organized a corporate retreat, he took Yvonne with him.


    The Thompson Group organized a retreat every year.


    However, with so many employees, the subsidiaries usually organized their own internal events. For the head office, only subsidiary managers, directors and above from the mainpany, andpany shareholders were qualified to attend.


    The retreat was held on a private ind.


    It was a private ind owned by the Thompson family and not open to the public. Usually, only maintenance and security staff were on the ind.


    The ind only came to life during corporate retreats or when the Thompsons went there for vacation.


    This trip was only for a few days, because Yvonne was pregnant,


    n had packed severaldarne


    suitcases, looking as if she wanted to pack herself into one of them too.


    The private ind was some distance away. They first drove to the pier, then boarded the Thompson family''s private yacht. The yacht sailed for nearly three hours before reaching the ind.


    Yvonne and Bet arrived rtively early, before most of the other guests.


    Noah and Cynthia were already there, and Noah had brought Nic with him.


    Before his divorce from Karina, Noah always brought Nic to the annual corporate retreat.


    Now that they were divorced, not bringing Nic might make her feel that her father didn''t love her anymore after the split.


    But having Noah and Cynthia together with Nic was also quite awkward.


    Nic might not like her


    stepmother, Cynthia, and Cynthia,


    being pregnant, certainly wouldn''t


    have the energy to goddle her"


    husband''s daughter from a previous marriage.


    Yvonne couldn''t help but whisper to Bet, "What is Noah thinking, bringing Nic


    here? Cynthia''s pregnant too. Isn''t he worried about causing her stress?"


    Bet didn''t approve of Noah''s decision either, but since he was his cousin, Bet could only say helplessly, "Noah has always doted on Nic."


    Yvonne scoffed lightly at that, saying nothing more.


    Noah and Karina''s rtionship had been bad, but Nic was his own flesh and blood, so it was natural to spoil her.


    But if Noah wanted to spoil his child, he could do it anytime. He didn''t have to put his ex-wife''s child and his current wife together like this.