Married at First Sight Chapter 4567 – Romina led River and the kids to the street across from where they had been.
As she had said, that street was lined with stationery and toy stores.
She brought them straight to the biggest toy store on the block. The place was packed—parents with kids everywhere, browsing toys and shelves bursting with color.
“Baby, pick whatever toys you like,” Romina said to Maverick with a smile. “Aunt Romina’s buying for you and your sister.”
She gently set Bethany down and took her tiny hand in hers.
Maverick glanced up at River.
River grinned. “Why are you looking at me? If your Aunt Romina wants to be generous, go ahead and pick more. It’s not every day she opens her wallet this wide.”
Romina shot him a look. “When have I ever been stingy? The last time I went shopping with you, didn’t I buy a ton of stuff for them?”
“Sure, you’re generous with them—but you’re super stingy when it comes to me,” River replied, his tone just a little bitter.
Romina watched as the two little ones excitedly explored the store. River instructed the nannies to stay close and keep an eye on them.
She turned back to River. “You know exactly what kind of relationship we have, don’t act clueless.”
River chuckled lightly. “In business, we’re competitors. But when we’re not talking shop, I’d say we’re… friends. We’ve known each other five or six years now.”
Romina rolled her eyes. “Who’s your friend?” she muttered before following after the kids.
Maverick made a beeline for more building blocks. Uncle River had already bought him a lot, but there were still plenty of styles he didn’t have. If Aunt Romina was buying, it would be rude not to pick a few more.
Bethany was enchanted by everything. She flitted from one thing to another before finally settling on a soft rabbit doll with an irresistibly smooth texture.
“Belle, is this all you want?” Romina asked.
Bethany nodded enthusiastically. “Rabbit! Rabbit!”
Maverick said, “My sister has a ton of rabbit toys at home. She really loves them. She always hugs one to sleep.”
Romina smiled. “Rabbits are adorable.”
Since Bethany only wanted the bunny, Romina bought it for her. Maverick picked just two sets of building blocks.
Romina paid for everything, then picked Bethany up and headed toward the exit.
“They’re such well-behaved kids,” she said as they stepped outside. “Most kids would’ve tried to grab the entire store.”
River walked beside her, holding Maverick’s hand. “My brother and sister-in-law are strict. When they take the kids shopping, they only let them pick one or two toys at a time. It teaches them how to make choices.”
That said, most of the toys the kids owned were bought by their uncles.
His brother and sister-in-law always joked about how much they spoiled the kids.
Maverick’s love for building blocks was encouraged—his parents believed it helped with brain development.
Just then, someone nearby secretly snapped a photo of River and Romina walking together.
One of the bodyguards noticed immediately and confronted the person, demanding the photos be deleted.
The man denied taking any.
River caught wind of what happened. He handed Maverick to Romina and said, “Take the kids to a dessert café. I’ll handle this.”
“Alright.”
He signaled the nanny to follow Romina and then turned back.
“Seventh Young Master,” the bodyguard reported, “we think this guy’s an entertainment reporter. He took photos of you and Miss Lafond. I asked him to delete them, but he keeps denying it.”
Married at First Sight Chapter 4568 – River studied the man—young, holding his phone like his life depended on it.
“I didn’t take any pictures. I’m not a reporter,” the man insisted.
But in reality, he was an entertainment reporter. He’d just happened to spot River York of Yantail out shopping with Romina Lafond—his supposed business rival. They even had two kids with them: one boy around six or seven, and a toddler girl.
The scene was picture-perfect. They looked like a happy family of four.
Weren’t River and Romina supposed to be bitter enemies?
Why were they out shopping together? And who were these kids?
Could they actually be secretly married? Were the kids theirs?
The thought alone made the reporter’s pulse quicken. If true, this would be huge. Explosive news.
He hadn’t brought his professional camera, so he’d taken quick shots with his phone. Unfortunately, River’s bodyguards had noticed.
Normally, River didn’t even use bodyguards when he went out. But today, he had them.
Maybe success has made him a little arrogant, the reporter thought.
River gave the man a sharp look. “You are a reporter. I remember you from an event we held. We invited media coverage. You were there.”
The reporter froze.
Seriously? This guy has such a good memory?
“I remember faces,” River added calmly. “So, if you didn’t take photos, let’s see your phone. What are you hiding?”
He extended his hand toward the man. “Let me see. If you took an unflattering shot of me, I’m smashing your phone.”
The reporter blurted out, “Mr. York, you’re too handsome. There’s no such thing as a bad angle on you.”
River grinned. “Talk is cheap. I want proof. Let me see.”
After a moment of hesitation, the reporter sighed in defeat. He knew his photos weren’t going to survive this.
Reluctantly, he opened his gallery and handed over the phone. “I’m sorry, Mr. York. I did take photos. I was just surprised to see you and Miss Lafond together, shopping with two kids. Aren’t you two rivals? Are you secretly married? Are those children yours?”
Since he was caught, he figured he might as well shoot his shot.
River didn’t respond to the question. He scrolled through the photos, deleted every picture showing the children’s faces, and even emptied the phone’s “Recently Deleted” folder.
He left only the ones where the kids weren’t visible.
Handing the phone back, he said firmly, “No comment on that. But don’t take any more pictures of us—especially not the kids. No frontal photos. Got it?”
The York children were to be protected from public exposure until they came of age. The media had no business invading their privacy.
But the reporter misunderstood.
He walked away thinking his wild theory might actually be true.