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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.

was standing not too far away from the scene, his muscular, upright silhouette and defined features making him stand out from the crowd. He carried himself in his usual aloof manner, his gaze rather impassive.

standing across from him when he looked up and noticed Genevieve

and his handsome face

and her smile grew a little strained. She felt somewhat untethered, even though her footsteps

an adorable little boy in

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

meantime, Anthony was looking down at the little

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

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was none other

she’s back!‘

would be remiss to think that

her palms right now, she was sure she would have

up with Anthony after his mother, Quincey Hoffman, paid her to, and she

was so devastated that he began fooling around among different

love with him for a while, as he had

that moment on, he made her believe in love at first sight.

had deliberately found work at Hoffman

he had long since forgotten who she

work harder to make herself stand out so that he would notice

someday.

become the chief

ill and was in urgent need of a bone marrow

during a health check–up that he discovered Genevieve was a compatible bone. marrow donor for his

approached Genevieve about a

had any conditions for donating her

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not in exchange for money. Suppressing her anxiousness, she had said tentatively to him, “I’ll do it if you

Anthony pause in thought before he replied nonchalantly,

like he couldn’t care less about who

that her dream of becoming Mrs. Hoffman was coming

becoming the topic of unkind conversations. It was as

Genevieve never once regretted

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

all her confidence and determination were destroyed at this moment.

birthday party of my son, Samson Hoffman. I know rumors have been flying around since his pictures were taken by

speech. All the color had drained from her face, and she

had yet to

clearly.

Anthony having an illegitimate child in front of those reporters earlier, only for

show that the child was indeed his,

the mother.

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as if she had been slapped in public, and the stinging pain spread from head to toe.

worse, Anthony chose to make this groundbreaking announcement on the day of their

was their wedding anniversary, and this welcome party was purely thrown in honor of his illegitimate son. He had only called her

in front of her had turned the marriage she tried so hard to keep into some twisted

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