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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.

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

him when

his smile vanished, and his handsome face returned to

strained. She felt somewhat

adorable

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

was looking down at the little boy with an

woman standing next to Anthony, who reached out at this moment to take the child out of Anthony’s arms. If one

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was none other

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

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

her palms right now, she

broke up with Anthony after his mother, Quincey Hoffman, paid her to, and she went

at the time, Anthony was so devastated that he began fooling

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

he made her believe in love at first sight.

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

long since forgotten

harder to make herself stand out so that

someday.

managed to become the chief secretary of his office.

fell seriously ill and was in urgent need of a

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

approached Genevieve about a personal

asked her if she had any conditions for donating her

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money. Suppressing her anxiousness, she had said tentatively to him,

in thought before he replied

care less

had been elated that her dream of becoming Mrs. Hoffman was coming true.

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

this, Genevieve never once

choice. She had been so sure that he would come to notice all that was good about her and fall in love with

all her confidence and determination were destroyed at this

stage impassively, 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 media, so in order to protect him from

Anthony’s speech. All the color had drained

the door had yet to

clearly.

illegitimate child in front of those

show that the child was indeed

the mother.

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she had been slapped in public, and the stinging pain spread from head to

make things worse, Anthony chose to make this groundbreaking announcement on the day of their

it was their wedding anniversary, and this welcome party was purely thrown in honor of

The scene in front of her had turned the marriage she tried so hard to keep into some twisted joke and crushed her

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