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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.

muscular, upright silhouette and defined features making him stand out from the crowd. He carried himself

with someone standing across from him when he looked up and

his smile vanished, and his handsome face returned to looking dispassionate.

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

was because she spotted an adorable little boy in Anthony’s

years old, and he was an exact replica of

looking down at the little boy with an affectionate gaze, exuding elegance and

the child out of Anthony’s arms. If one did not know better, one would

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back!‘ Genevieve

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

not digging into her palms right now, she was sure she would have

his mother, Quincey Hoffman, paid

the time, Anthony was so devastated that he began

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

he made her believe in love

had deliberately found work at Hoffman

had long since forgotten who

make herself stand out so

someday.

managed to become the chief secretary of his

sister fell seriously ill and was in urgent need of

he discovered Genevieve was a compatible bone. marrow donor for his sister.

the first time Anthony approached Genevieve about a personal

her if she had any conditions for donating her

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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 do it if you marry

made Anthony pause in thought before he replied nonchalantly,

sounded like he couldn’t care

elated that her dream of

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

once regretted

she 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 come to notice all that was good about her and fall in

her confidence and determination were destroyed at this moment.

second birthday party of my son, Samson Hoffman. I know rumors have been flying around since his

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

to disperse, so they naturally heard Anthony’s

clearly.

an illegitimate child in front of those reporters earlier, only for him to

went to show that 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

this groundbreaking announcement on the day of their wedding

then it dawned on her that he had probably forgotten 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 up here and nothing

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

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