Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

River had deleted the photos because the ones taken secretly showed clear,

frontal shots of the two children.

He was doing it to protect them.

"Mr. York, I understand. I'm sorry," the entertainment reporter said quickly.

River warned coldly, "Don't let it happen again. If you do, I'll make sure you're blacklisted from this industry."

With that, River turned and walked away with his two bodyguards.

The reporter watched him leave, then nervously opened his phone's photo album.

To his surprise, River had only deleted the photos that showed the children's faces. All other photos-ones of River and Romina together, even ones where the kids' faces weren't visible-remained untouched.

What did that mean?

the public knowing

true-they were

one to insist on secrecy. Were they really a

that theory in mind, the reporter's thoughts

Lafond family's plan all along. If they couldn't acquire Yantail outright, maybe they planted someone inside-River-who rose up through the ranks and became

York, the so-called business prodigy, was just a well-placed pawn. The reporter was practically buzzing with excitement

of collapse. If the Lafond Group really wanted to buy it, they could have done so easily. There was no need for

reporter. He recognized us and took photos while we were shopping. He thought we were a family of four-said maybe we were secretly married," River said. Romina's

She clung to Romina and kept calling her "Aunt." Romina's heart melted again. Honestly,

"when Auntie has time, I'll ask your mom to bring you out to play.

to

for River and then meet Maddox for dinner at the Eaglioncile

waited until the kids finished their snacks, then asked them