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

be true-they were

Romina had been the one to insist on secrecy. Were they really a couple

mind, the reporter's thoughts began to

the 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

The reporter was practically buzzing with

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

the kids. It was an entertainment 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 expression darkened. “You idiot. Secretly married? Please. Anyway, now that you're back, take your niece and nephew. I'm

to say goodbye. She clung to Romina and kept calling her "Aunt." Romina's heart melted

ask your mom to bring you out to play. But I've got to work now,

in response, then waved her little hand to say goodbye.

just to buy clothes for River and then meet Maddox for

kids finished their snacks,