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.

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

vanished, and his handsome face returned to

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

she spotted an adorable little boy in

appeared to be around two years old, and he

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

out of Anthony’s arms. If one did not know better, one would have assumed from their rapport that they had been married

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woman was none other

can’t believe she’s back!‘ Genevieve pondered in shock.

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

right now, she was sure she would have lost control

Anthony after his mother, Quincey Hoffman, paid her to,

was so devastated that he began fooling around among

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

he made her believe in love at first

found work at Hoffman Group just so she

long since forgotten

work harder to make herself stand out so that he would

someday.

managed to become the chief secretary of his

Anthony’s younger sister fell seriously ill and was in urgent need

he discovered Genevieve was

time Anthony approached Genevieve about a

if she had any conditions for donating her bone marrow.

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was willing to donate her bone marrow, but not in exchange for money. Suppressing her anxiousness, she had said tentatively to him,

pause in thought before he replied nonchalantly,

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

her dream of becoming

was married to Anthony, she was mocked, insulted, and sidelined by those around her, becoming the topic of unkind conversations. It was as though it was only natural that Anthony dumped

never once regretted marrying

She had been so sure that he would come to notice all that was good about her and fall in love with her.

confidence and determination

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

as she listened to Anthony’s speech. All the

by the door had yet to disperse, so they

clearly.

firmly denied Anthony having an illegitimate child in front of those reporters earlier, only for him to contradict her

that the child was indeed his, but Genevieve

the mother.

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in public, and the stinging pain

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

it was their wedding anniversary, and this welcome party was purely thrown in honor of his illegitimate son. He had only called

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

be waiting for her to play along with

ruse.