Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett)

COMMENT Chapter 25

"Mom...

Valeria could not help but let tears well up in her eyes as she looked at her mother's tombstone. She raised her head, struggling to hold back the tears. She did not want to show her vulnerability in front of Hackett. She didn't want him to see her weak side.

Seeing her struggle to hold back tears, Hackett said in a deep voice, "If you want to cry, just cry. There's no one else here."

"But you're here, aren't you?" She retorted directly, then asked. Why did you bring me here in the first place?"

Hackett walked to another tombstone nearby, and stood silently in front of it, his tall and handsome figure emanating a sense of desolation.

Valeria, puzzled, followed him over.

When she read the words on that tombstone, her whole being froze as if struck by lightning.

The tombstone bore the inscription "Hackett James' Beloved Son's Grave."

Her mouth twitched involuntarily. She was utterly speechless. It felt like a curse on her son, Alex. She never expected Hackett to do something like this.

"W-What are you doing? Why did you set up a tombstone here? Is that necessary?"

Valeria, a lawyer herself, felt at a loss for words. Her thoughts were becoming muddled. She did not know how to react.

She could not tell Hackett that his son was still alive. His current actions were utterly absurd as if he were cursing his own child, though she truly wished she could say such a thing. Hackett's gaze remained fixed on the empty tombstone. His deep voice broke the silence. "This is proof that my child

existed"

Valeria was left speechless. She could not believe how dramatic this was. She looked at the tombstone, feeling uncomfortable. Alex was perfectly alive and well at home, yet here was his tombstone.

at the handsome side profile of Hackett. She tried to reason with him. "Um, you see, when I had the abortion, the fetus was only a little over a month old. It wasn't even fully formed, just a tiny dot. It couldn't be considered a real embryo. So, there's no need for a

same as this one! How can a mother be so heartless? You

that Valeria was quite heartless, something

in not believing in the child's existence back then, she would not have thought about the abortion He had no

you deliberately torturing me? Isn't it painful to look at it and be constantly reminded that I had a child aborted Valeria almost slipped and said

reminds me never to make the same mistake again. Hackett said, gazing at

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back then. He found himself unable to stop blaming himself, questioning why he had not doubted Valeria's words

Valeria was speechless.

to let him think the child

her.

started ringing. She glanced at the caller ID. It

answered the call.

Barron, Hackett's attention was drawn to her

turned surprised, an incredulous tone in her voice as she asked. "You want to introduce me to someone! Mr. James, are you alright? What's this about? I already told you I'm interested in someone, and he's on a business trip abroad. No, why would I lie to you? I haven't!" Valeria was utterly exasperated today. First, she encountered Hackett erecting a

many bizarre things

but suspect that Barron and Hackett were somehow

his tone highly displeased and stern. Grandpa, what mischief are you up to again? Who told you to introduce

hearing Hackett's voice, Barron sounded displeased as well. "What are you doing with Valeria: You're already divorced. Why are

men to

Barron's sudden change of heart. Just the day before, Barron was enthusiastically trying to matchmake them, and now, within a day, he had changed his mind and wanted to introduce Valeria to other men.

alright?

Barron had never been in the best of health. occasionally