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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.

the scene, his muscular, upright silhouette and defined features making him stand out from the crowd. He carried himself

was exchanging pleasantries with someone standing across from him when he looked up and noticed Genevieve approaching him.

instant, his smile vanished, and his handsome face

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

spotted an adorable little boy

he was an exact replica of Anthony,

the little boy with an affectionate gaze,

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

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was none other than

believe she’s back!‘ Genevieve pondered in shock.

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

now, she was

Quincey Hoffman, paid her to, and she went

time, Anthony was so devastated that he began fooling around among different women, presumably to spite his

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

made her

found work at Hoffman Group

since forgotten who she was.

only work harder to make herself stand out so that he would

someday.

half a year, she managed to become the

younger sister fell seriously ill and was in

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

time Anthony approached Genevieve about

had any conditions for donating

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exchange for money. Suppressing her

in thought

couldn’t care less

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

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

this, Genevieve never once regretted marrying

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

all her confidence and determination were destroyed at this moment.

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 any hurtful comments, I’d like to take this opportunity today to officially clarify that he is,

Genevieve’s ears as she listened to Anthony’s speech. All the color had drained from her face, and she looked up at him

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

clearly.

an illegitimate child in front of those

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

the mother.

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trice, Genevieve felt as if she had been slapped in public, and the stinging pain spread from head to toe.

make this groundbreaking announcement on the day of their

welcome party was purely thrown in honor of his illegitimate son. He had only called her earlier to ask her to show up here

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

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