Submitting To My Billionaire Ex-Wife by Allison Mild

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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.

was standing not too far away from the scene, his muscular, upright silhouette and defined features making him stand out from the crowd. He carried

with someone standing across from him when he looked up and noticed Genevieve

smile vanished, and his handsome face

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

she spotted an adorable little boy in Anthony’s

boy appeared to be around two years old, and he was an exact replica

the meantime, Anthony was looking down at the little boy with

the child out of Anthony’s arms. If one did not know better, one would have assumed from their

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woman was none other than Rosalie Stewart.

she’s back!‘ Genevieve pondered in shock.

Genevieve would be remiss to

now, she was sure

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

girlfriend at the time, Anthony was so devastated that

as he

made her

found work at Hoffman

had long since forgotten who

harder to make herself stand

someday.

half a year, she managed to become the chief secretary of

seriously ill and was in urgent need of a bone marrow transplant.

discovered Genevieve

first time Anthony approached Genevieve

if she had any conditions

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willing to donate her bone marrow, but not in exchange for money. Suppressing her anxiousness, she had said tentatively to him, “I’ll do it if

pause in thought before he replied

care

her dream of becoming Mrs. Hoffman

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

Genevieve never once

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

determination were destroyed at this moment.

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

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

door had yet to disperse, so they

clearly.

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

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

the mother.

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in public, and the stinging pain spread from head to toe. She

make this groundbreaking announcement on the day

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

she tried

gave Anthony a long look. He appeared to be waiting for her to play along

ruse.