Chapter 62

Emily hung up the phone and, though she didn’t feel like cooking, she knew she needed to eat for the sake of her pregnancy. She casually prepared a simple meal, watched a TV show for a while, and then headed to her room to sleep.

Meanwhile, at the dinner party, Nicholas kept asking Noah for his phone every half hour. Initially, Noah assumed Nicholas was waiting for an important business call. Around ten o'clock, Nicholas checked his phone again and frowned at Noah.

"What exactly did you tell Emily?"

Noah paused, surprised by the question, and replied, "I just told Ms. White you wouldn’t be home for dinner."

"She didn’t react at all?"

"She just said she knew."

Nicholas's expression darkened. "She didn’t ask when I’d be back?"

"No."