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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.

too far away from the scene, his muscular, upright silhouette and defined features making him stand

from him when he looked

his handsome face returned to looking

second, and her smile grew a little strained. She

an adorable

around two years old, and he was an exact replica of

down at the little boy

Anthony, who reached out at this moment to take the child out of Anthony’s arms. If one did not know better, one would have assumed from their rapport that

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back!‘ Genevieve pondered in

both Anthony’s and Rosalie’s facial features. Genevieve would be remiss to think that the little boy had no relation to Anthony at all!

nails were not digging into her palms right now, she

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

by his girlfriend at the time, Anthony was so devastated that he began fooling around among different women,

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

her believe

at Hoffman Group just so she could get closer to

since forgotten

she could only work harder to make herself stand out so

someday.

a year, she managed to become the chief

long after that, Anthony’s younger sister fell seriously ill and was in urgent

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

approached Genevieve about a personal

had any conditions for donating her bone marrow.

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donate her bone marrow, but not in exchange for money. Suppressing her anxiousness, she had said tentatively to him, “I’ll

Anthony pause in thought

couldn’t care less

had been elated that her dream of becoming

and sidelined by those around her, becoming the topic of unkind conversations. It was as though it was only natural

never once regretted marrying

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

confidence and determination were destroyed at this

the stage impassively, Anthony silenced the entire room with a 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,

intense buzzing in Genevieve’s ears as she listened to Anthony’s speech. All the color had drained from her

to disperse, so they naturally heard

clearly.

had firmly denied Anthony having an illegitimate child in front

the child was indeed his, but

the mother.

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

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

forgotten it was their wedding anniversary, and this welcome party was purely thrown

vision. The scene in front of her had turned the marriage she tried so hard to keep

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