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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.

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

him when he looked up and noticed

vanished, and his

strained. She

spotted an adorable little boy in Anthony’s arms.

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

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

moment to take the child out of Anthony’s arms. If one did not

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none other than Rosalie Stewart.

believe she’s back!‘ Genevieve pondered

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

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

with Anthony after his mother, Quincey Hoffman,

his girlfriend at the time, Anthony was so devastated that he began

had already been in love with him for a while, as he had rescued her from

he made her believe in love at first

found work at Hoffman Group just

since forgotten who she

harder to make herself stand out

someday.

managed to become the chief secretary of

seriously ill and was in urgent need of a bone marrow

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

the first time Anthony approached Genevieve about a

her if she had any

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

Anthony pause in thought before he replied

sounded like he couldn’t care less about who he married.

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

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

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perfect wife and that time would prove to Anthony that he had made the right choice. She had been so sure that he would come to notice all that

confidence and determination

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

in Genevieve’s ears as she listened to Anthony’s speech. All the color had drained from her face,

reporters by the door had yet to disperse, so they naturally heard Anthony’s words

clearly.

illegitimate child in front of those reporters earlier, only

only went to show that the child was indeed his, but

the mother.

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and the stinging pain spread from

to make this groundbreaking announcement on the day

on her that he had probably forgotten it was their wedding anniversary, and this welcome party was purely thrown in

her vision. 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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