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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.

and defined features making him stand

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

his handsome face returned

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

because she spotted an adorable

he was an

down at the little boy with an affectionate gaze, exuding elegance and gentleness.

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

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woman was none other than Rosalie Stewart.

believe she’s back!‘ Genevieve

be remiss to think that the

now, she was sure she would have lost

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

that he began fooling around among different

been in love with him for a while, as he

made her

returning to the country, Genevieve had deliberately found work at Hoffman Group

he had long since forgotten

work harder to make herself stand out so that he would notice her

someday.

to become the

younger sister fell seriously ill and was in urgent need of a bone marrow

a health check–up that he discovered Genevieve was a compatible bone. marrow donor for his sister.

time Anthony approached

her if she had any conditions for donating

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

in thought before he replied nonchalantly, “Okay.”

care less about who he married.

elated that her dream of becoming Mrs.

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

once regretted

prove to Anthony that he had made the right choice. She had been so sure that he would come to notice all that was

and determination were destroyed at this moment.

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, indeed, mine and my

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

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

clearly.

having an illegitimate child in front of

to show that the child was indeed his, but Genevieve was not

the mother.

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if she had been slapped in public, and the stinging pain spread from head

Anthony chose to make this groundbreaking announcement

had probably forgotten it was their wedding anniversary, and this welcome party was purely thrown in honor of his

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

long look. He appeared to be waiting

ruse.

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