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“Come to Heritus Hotel for dinner right now,” Anthony Hoffman said into the phone

voice deep and devoid of warmth.

Delighted to receive his call, Genevieve Lawrence began, “I’m at the hospital-”

his

However, before she could tell him she was doing her prenatal test, he hung up the phone.

Anthony was her husband, and in the two months since he had gone away on a business trip, this was the first time he had taken the initiative to call her.

Genevieve was ecstatic enough to hear from him despite him sounding as indifferent as usual.

‘He remembers that it’s our third wedding anniversary today, she thought gleefully. ‘He must have invited me to dinner because he has a surprise for me!‘

Her originally haggard face turned a little red, and her eyes were bright as she left the hospital with her medical report in hand.

It was just as well that Anthony had invited her to dinner, for she had her good news to tell him, too.

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guess we’ll have two things to celebrate today!‘ Genevieve mused in excitement.

Later, she had only just gotten out of the car when a crowd suddenly surrounded her.

Countless reporters swarmed in and blocked her path.

Genevieve could not hide her joy, assuming Anthony had put the word out that it was their wedding anniversary today, so these reporters were especially here to congratulate them

now.

She waved happily at the reporters.

“Mrs. Hoffman, you and Anthony have been married for three years. Did you know that his illegitimate child is already two years old?”

“Mrs. Hoffman, what are your thoughts about Anthony’s illegitimate child? Are you open to

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letting him become part of your family and raising him?”

“Are you and Anthony only married on paper? Do you both have your own separate lives?”

“Is that child yours? Or is he a product of Anthony’s infidelity?”

Recently, there had been rumors of Anthony having an illegitimate child, but Genevieve did r not believe them.

“My husband is very busy. We have no children of our own yet, and he certainly does not have an illegitimate child. Those are just rumors,” she answered. “We love each other very much, and I trust him.”

Three years of being married to Anthony had trained her to handle these unwelcomed questions and situations well.

his muscular, upright silhouette and defined features making him stand out

with someone standing across from him when he looked up and

smile vanished, and his handsome face returned

next second, and her smile grew a little strained. She felt somewhat untethered, even though her footsteps seemed to be getting

spotted an adorable little boy in Anthony’s

to be around two years old, and he was an exact replica of Anthony, albeit a smaller version.

the little

Anthony’s arms. If one did not know better, one would have assumed from their rapport that they

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other than Rosalie

she’s back!‘ Genevieve pondered in

Genevieve would be remiss to think that the little boy

her nails were not digging into her palms right now, she

Quincey Hoffman, paid her to, and she went

that he began fooling around

a while, as he had rescued her from a kidnapping as a passerby while they

her believe in love at first sight.

country, Genevieve had deliberately found work at Hoffman Group just so she could

long since forgotten who she

harder to make herself stand out so that

someday.

year, she managed to become the chief secretary of his office.

seriously ill and was in urgent need of a bone marrow transplant.

Genevieve was a compatible bone. marrow donor

was the first time Anthony approached Genevieve about

had any conditions

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to donate her bone marrow, but not in exchange for money. Suppressing her anxiousness, she had

Anthony pause in thought before

he couldn’t care less about

that her dream of becoming

years she was married to Anthony, she was mocked, insulted, and sidelined by those around her, becoming the topic of unkind conversations. It was as though it was only natural

Genevieve never once regretted marrying

could become the perfect wife and that time would prove to Anthony that he had made the right choice. She had been so sure that he would

her confidence and determination were destroyed at this

single glance. “Thank you all for attending the second birthday party of my son, Samson Hoffman. I know rumors have been flying around since his pictures were taken by the media, so in order

Genevieve’s ears as she listened to Anthony’s speech. All the color had drained from her face, and she looked

the door had yet to disperse, so they

clearly.

had firmly denied Anthony having an illegitimate child in front of those reporters earlier, only for him to contradict her now.

to show that the child was indeed his, but Genevieve was not

the mother.

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she had been slapped in public, and the stinging pain spread from head to toe. She could feel

things worse, Anthony chose to make this groundbreaking announcement on the

probably forgotten it was their wedding anniversary, and this welcome party was purely thrown in honor of his illegitimate son.

the marriage she tried so hard to keep into some twisted joke and crushed her dignity and

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