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.

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 his usual aloof manner, his gaze

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

instant, his smile vanished, and his handsome face

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

because she spotted an adorable little

two years old, and he

little boy with

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

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other than Rosalie

back!‘

from earlier had both Anthony’s and Rosalie’s facial features. Genevieve would be remiss to

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

his mother, Quincey Hoffman,

devastated that he began fooling around among different

him for a while, as he had rescued her from a kidnapping as a passerby while they were

that moment on, he made her believe in love at first

country, Genevieve had deliberately found work at Hoffman Group just so she could get closer to

he had long since forgotten

herself stand out so that he would notice her

someday.

become

sister fell seriously ill and was

a health check–up that he discovered Genevieve was

time Anthony approached Genevieve about a personal

had patiently asked her if she had any

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

Anthony pause in thought before he

sounded like he couldn’t care

elated that her dream of becoming

her, becoming the topic of unkind conversations. It was as

this, Genevieve never once regretted

made the right choice. She had been so sure

all her confidence and determination were destroyed at this moment.

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

an intense buzzing in Genevieve’s ears as she listened to Anthony’s speech. All the color had

the door had yet to disperse, so they naturally

clearly.

an illegitimate child in front of those reporters earlier, only for him

child was indeed his, but

the mother.

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had been slapped in public, and the stinging pain spread from head to toe.

things worse, Anthony chose to make this groundbreaking announcement on the day of their wedding

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

turned the marriage she tried so hard to keep into some twisted joke and crushed her dignity and

to be waiting for her to play along

ruse.