Chapter 1

“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.

and defined features making him stand out

pleasantries with someone standing across from him when he looked up and

instant, his smile vanished, and his

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

adorable little

and he was an exact replica of

down at the little boy

Anthony’s arms. If one did not know better, one would

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none other than Rosalie

believe she’s back!‘ Genevieve pondered in

and Rosalie’s facial features. Genevieve would be remiss

now, she was sure

broke up with Anthony after his mother, Quincey

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

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

her believe in love at first sight.

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

since forgotten who she was.

work harder to make herself

someday.

a year, she managed to become the chief

fell seriously ill and was in urgent need

that he discovered Genevieve was a compatible bone.

was the first time Anthony approached Genevieve about a personal matter.

had patiently asked her if she had any conditions for

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her anxiousness, she had said tentatively

thought before

sounded like he couldn’t care less about who he

other hand, had been elated that her dream of becoming Mrs.

the 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

never once regretted marrying

and that time would prove to Anthony that he had made the right choice. She had been so sure that he

her confidence and determination were destroyed at this moment.

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

in Genevieve’s ears as she listened to Anthony’s speech. All the

had yet to disperse, so they naturally heard

clearly.

child in front of those reporters earlier, only

that the child

the mother.

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and the stinging pain spread from head to

to make this groundbreaking announcement on the day of their

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

front of her had turned the marriage she tried so hard to keep

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