Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett)

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"Mr. James, you... Valeria tried to find words, but she was at a loss, Barron had left her utterly speechless.

It seemed that she was having a particularly unlucky day, with both Barron and Hackett finding new ways to tease her.

Barron, on the other hand, was quite pleased with himself. He stood up and pulled Valeria to the table, urging her to sit down. "Come on, Valeria Sit. Be a good girl."

Then, he glanced disdainfully at his grandson, Hackett, and remarked, "You have no business here. Just do whatever you need to do. Don't be a nuisance. Valeria and I have things to discuss."

Valeria was utterly confused and turned to look at Hackett behind her.

Hackett took a seat directly across from her, suppressing his anger, and asked in a low voice. "What did you want to achieve by deceiving us into coming here?"

"You're mistaken I only wanted Valeria to come, not you. Didn't I say that? I want to introduce Valeria to a good man." Barron deliberately provoked Hackett across from him.

Hacken's brows furrowed instantly, His voice was laced with frustration. "This is absurd!"

Barron chuckled inwardly. He knew that Hackett still cared deeply for Valeria, even if he had not realized it.

Maintaining his composure, Barron replied, "How is this absurd? A few years ago, I handed Valeria over to you, thinking you were a responsible man. But what did you do? How did you treat her? How did you make her suffer? Now I've seen the light. If you two can't get along, so be it. I won't force it anymore. Since you can't provide happiness for Valeria, I'll find someone who can. That way, I can rest easy"

Hackett was speechless.

Barron shifted his gaze to Valeria, who was seated beside him. I know you don't like him and don't want to remarry him. I won't force it anymore. But you said you have someone else, which is clearly a lie. Do you think I can't see through that! So, I want to find a man who can truly bring you happiness.

"Mr. James, seriously, you don't need to do this for me. I can find someone on my own. You can't force relationships."

overwhelmed. Barron's rapid change of stance left her at a loss for words. Just yesterday, he had insisted on arranging her and Hackett's reconciliation, and now he was suddenly setting her up on a blind

resources at my disposal. Trust me. We'll find someone better

with work right now. I don't have time for

Hackett again. "If you're uncomfortable sitting here, why don't you return to your business? I'm arranging a date for Valeria "Grandfather, is this necessary? You're setting up a blind date without even asking

was now divorced from Hackett, and they no longer shared any significant connection. Still, Hackett could not quite understand why he felt an

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be that you still care about Valeria? Does her going on a blind date

"No!" Hackett vehemently responded.

hinder us!" Barron wanted to see how long Hackett could maintain

that moment, the door to the private room swing

He

apologize for being late, the man said

that you're late, we arrived early. Let me introduce you. This is Valeria Sharp, our lovely lady. She's a lawyer too, so you two should have a lot to talk about, being in the

how to react. Barron really had gone the extra

face had turned sour at that point. His gaze critically evaluated Danny before him, top to bottom, and he concluded: not worthy.

to Hackett with a pleading look as if to

but Barron was currently unapproachable. Regardless of what he said, Barron would not listen. After a while, Barron unexpectedly proposed, "Since you've met each other now, why

Valeria was embarrassed enough to wish she could vanish, but she

private room with

contentedly, observing Hackett's reaction across

Hackett also stood

while they're on their date? Sit down. Don't create

teeth gritted. "I'm going to

no way he'd let Valeria spend

to find an excuse to

echoed behind her. "Valeria, I'll