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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.

standing not too far away from the scene, his muscular, upright silhouette and defined features making him stand out from the crowd. He

from him when he

smile vanished, and his handsome face returned to looking

expression froze the next second, and her smile grew a little strained. She felt somewhat untethered, even

adorable

years old, and he was an

little boy with an affectionate gaze,

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 they had

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none other than Rosalie Stewart.

can’t believe she’s back!‘ Genevieve pondered in shock.

features. Genevieve would be remiss to think that the

she was sure she would have lost control of her

ago, Rosalie broke up with Anthony after his mother, Quincey Hoffman, paid her to, and she went abroad after that.

Anthony was so devastated that he began

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

moment on, he made her believe in love at first

found work at Hoffman Group

he had long since forgotten who

work harder to make herself

someday.

she managed to become

younger sister fell seriously ill and

discovered Genevieve was a compatible bone. marrow

was the first time Anthony approached Genevieve about a

had any conditions for donating her bone marrow.

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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

in thought before he replied nonchalantly, “Okay.”

like he couldn’t care less

her dream of becoming Mrs. Hoffman was

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

never once regretted marrying him.

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

confidence and determination were destroyed

know rumors have been flying around since his pictures were taken by the media,

Anthony’s speech. All the color had drained from her

the door had yet to disperse, so they naturally heard

clearly.

had firmly denied Anthony having an illegitimate child in front of those reporters earlier, only

contradiction only went to 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. She could feel her face

make this groundbreaking announcement

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

front of her had turned the marriage she tried so

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