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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.

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

across from him when he looked up

instant, his smile vanished, and his

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

she spotted an adorable little boy in Anthony’s

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

was looking down at the little boy with an affectionate gaze,

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

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woman was none other than Rosalie Stewart.

back!‘ Genevieve

features. Genevieve would be remiss to think that the little boy had no relation to Anthony

now, she was sure she would

after his mother, Quincey Hoffman,

the time, Anthony was so devastated that he began fooling

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

her believe in love at

the country, Genevieve had deliberately found work at Hoffman Group just so she could get closer

he had long since forgotten who she

make herself

someday.

to become the chief secretary of his

sister fell seriously ill and was in urgent need

he discovered Genevieve

Anthony approached Genevieve about a

if she had any conditions for donating her bone marrow.

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for money. Suppressing her anxiousness, she had said tentatively to him, “I’ll do it if you

pause in thought before he replied nonchalantly,

couldn’t care less about who he married.

other hand, had been elated that her dream of

to Anthony, she was mocked, insulted, and sidelined by those around her, becoming the topic of

never once regretted

the right choice. She had been so sure that he would come to notice

confidence and determination were destroyed at

have been flying around since his pictures were taken by the media, so in order to protect him from

she listened to Anthony’s speech. All the color had

yet to disperse, so

clearly.

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

child was indeed his, but Genevieve was not

the mother.

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public, and the stinging pain spread from head to toe.

Anthony chose to make this groundbreaking announcement on

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

front of her had turned the marriage she tried so hard

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