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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.

making him stand out

across from him when he

vanished, and his handsome face returned to

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

was because she spotted an adorable little boy

years old, and he was an exact replica of Anthony, albeit a smaller

down at the little boy with an affectionate gaze, exuding

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

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was none other than

she’s back!‘ Genevieve

be remiss to think that the little boy had

palms right now, she was sure she would have lost control

after his mother, Quincey Hoffman, paid her to, and she went

was so devastated that he began fooling around among different women, presumably to

already been in love with him for a while, as he had rescued her from

he made her believe

to the country, Genevieve had deliberately found work at Hoffman Group

he had long since forgotten who

only work harder to make herself stand out so that

someday.

to become the chief

fell seriously ill and was in urgent

health check–up that he discovered Genevieve was a compatible bone.

approached Genevieve about a personal

if she had any conditions

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

thought before

care less

that her dream of becoming Mrs. Hoffman

she was mocked, insulted, and sidelined by those around her, becoming the topic of unkind conversations. It

never once

perfect wife 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 good about her and fall in love

all her confidence and determination were destroyed at this moment.

party of my son, Samson Hoffman. I know rumors have been flying around since his pictures were taken by the media, so in order to protect him from any hurtful comments, I’d like to take this opportunity today to officially clarify that he is, indeed,

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

by the door had yet to disperse, so they naturally heard Anthony’s

clearly.

having an illegitimate child in front of those

to show that the child

the mother.

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felt as if she had been slapped in public, and the stinging

chose to make this groundbreaking announcement on

on her that he had probably forgotten it was their wedding anniversary, and this welcome party was purely thrown in

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

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