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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.

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

exchanging pleasantries with someone standing across from him when

vanished, and his handsome face returned to

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

because she spotted an adorable little

old, and he was an exact replica of

little boy with an

to Anthony, who reached out at this moment to take the child out of Anthony’s arms. If one did not

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woman was none other than Rosalie Stewart.

believe she’s back!‘ Genevieve pondered in

boy from earlier had both Anthony’s and Rosalie’s facial features. Genevieve would be remiss to think that the

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

Quincey Hoffman, paid her to, and she went abroad

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

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

that moment on, he made her believe in love at

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

since forgotten who she was.

could only work harder to make herself stand out so

someday.

a year, she managed to become

Anthony’s younger sister fell seriously ill and was in urgent need of

was during a health check–up that he discovered Genevieve was a compatible

time Anthony approached Genevieve about a personal

patiently asked her if she had any conditions for donating her

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exchange for money. Suppressing her

answer made Anthony pause in thought before he replied nonchalantly, “Okay.”

sounded like he couldn’t care

her dream of becoming Mrs. Hoffman was

the three years she was married to Anthony, she was mocked, insulted, and sidelined by those around her, becoming the

this, Genevieve never once regretted marrying

the perfect wife and that time would prove to Anthony that he had made the right choice. She

confidence and determination were destroyed at this moment.

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

she listened to Anthony’s speech. All the

reporters by the door had yet to disperse, so

clearly.

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

that the child

the mother.

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

to make this groundbreaking

and this welcome party was purely thrown in honor of his illegitimate son. He had only called her earlier

the marriage she tried

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