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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 the crowd. He carried himself in

pleasantries with someone standing across from him

and his handsome face

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

she spotted an adorable little boy in

old, and he was an

looking down at the little boy with

was also a woman standing next to Anthony, who reached out at this moment to take the child out of Anthony’s arms. If one did not know better, one would have assumed from their rapport that they had been married for years.

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none other than Rosalie

back!‘ Genevieve pondered

Rosalie’s facial features. Genevieve would be remiss to think that

not digging into her palms right now, she was sure she would have lost

after his mother, Quincey Hoffman, paid her

so devastated that he began fooling around

while, as he had rescued her from a kidnapping

moment on, he made her believe

deliberately found work at Hoffman Group just so

he had long since

work harder to make herself stand out

someday.

a year, she managed to become the chief secretary of his office.

ill and was in urgent need

discovered Genevieve was a compatible bone. marrow

first time Anthony approached

had any conditions

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donate her bone marrow, but not in exchange for money. Suppressing her anxiousness, she had said

made Anthony pause in thought before he replied nonchalantly,

sounded like he couldn’t care less

hand, had been elated that her dream of

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 natural that Anthony dumped her one day.

never once

the right choice. She had been so sure that he

determination

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 any hurtful comments,

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

door had yet to

clearly.

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

only went to show that the child

the mother.

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

worse, Anthony chose to make this groundbreaking announcement

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

the marriage she tried so hard

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