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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.

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

across from him when he looked

vanished, and his handsome

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

adorable little

years old, and he was

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

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

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believe she’s back!‘ Genevieve

Rosalie’s facial features. Genevieve would be remiss to think that the little boy had

not digging into her palms right now, she

ago, Rosalie broke up with Anthony after his mother, Quincey Hoffman, paid her to,

by his girlfriend at the time, Anthony was so devastated that he began fooling around among different women, presumably to

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

that moment on, he made her believe in love at first sight.

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

long since forgotten

work harder to make herself

someday.

she managed to become the chief

after that, Anthony’s younger sister fell seriously ill and

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

was the first time Anthony approached Genevieve about a personal

she had any conditions for donating her

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

made Anthony pause in thought before

couldn’t care less

her dream of becoming Mrs. Hoffman was

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

this, Genevieve never once regretted marrying

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

her confidence and determination were destroyed

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, mine and my wife’s son.”

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

door had yet to disperse, so they naturally

clearly.

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

to show that the child was indeed his, but Genevieve was

the mother.

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if she had been slapped in public, and the stinging pain spread from head to toe. She could feel her face

groundbreaking announcement on

thrown in honor of his illegitimate son. He had only called her earlier to ask her to show up here and nothing more.

tears clouded her vision. The scene in front of her had turned the marriage she

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