Chapter 27

The car gently halted outside Emerald Garden. Valeria unbuckled her seatbelt, getting ready to step out.

Do you really have a boyfriend?" Hackett suddenly asked.

Valeria paused, taken aback. "Huh?"

I mean, if you have a boyfriend, you could bring him over and end Barron's attempts at matchmaking. Otherwise, he'll keep setting you up on dates?

Though his words portrayed this, deep down, Hackett wished Valeria did not have a boyfriend. He secretly hoped she would deny it outright.

"Got it"

Valeria pushed open the car door, but then the thought of that infuriating tombstone crossed her mind. She could not help but turn back. "Is that tombstone set in place now? No room for negotiation?"

No

Valeria fell silent. She exited the car, closed the door, and turned toward the living quarters.

Inside the car. Hackett observed her retreating figure for quite some time.

He could not understand why Valeria was so opposed to that tombstone. Unless she felt their child was not worth having a tombstone.

He racked his brain for a while but still could not fathom that their son, Alex, was not actually dead and was already three years old

Once Valeria returned home, she found the nanny had already taken Alex to kindergarten.

She intended to rest briefly before heading to the law office in the afternoon.

Her phone suddenly rang, showing an international call from Keith,

Valeria answered. "Mr. Cooper, what's up?"

A soft chuckle came from the other end. "It's almost afternoon back home. Have you had lunch?"

she had not had time to eat, but she lied, "Yeah, I just had lunch. Is there something you

might be coming back earlier. Someone has taken

"Really? Congratulations."

promised, when I return, you and Alex will welcome me back. You haven't forgotten, have

and I will pick you up from the airport whenever you

day after tomorrow,

finally coming

could wrap up her ongoing cases and escape from this

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I'll bring Alex to pick you

some sleep now. See you the day after

"Okay."

by an idea. If Barron tried to set her up

be tormented by Barron and Hackett any longer. The memory of Hackett erecting that empty tombstone for Alex embarrassed her deeply, but she could not reveal the truth. She wished she could go overnight and remove that tombstone, It felt as if that tombstone was cursing Alex to an early death Lying on the couch. idly scrolling through her phone, a headline caught her attention.

needing to click, but her curiosity got the better of

boundless wealth, and Cheryl's impending marriage into high society. Valeria could not tell if this sudden exposure was Hackett's doing or Cheryl's. At that moment,

son seemed like mere show, utterly insincere. She believed he did it to feel

same time, Cheryl also saw the entertainment news flash on her phone screen. It

interact with Hackett privately in the future. Cheryl would have the paparazzi expose Valeria as a homewrecker, attempting to steal her

was convinced Valeria would not withstand the pressure of

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

ID, Cheryl burst into laughter. She adjusted her

have time tonight? Let's

make

come to pick you

for you at

As for the unpleasant incidents

the other side, Hackett felt he had been neglecting Cheryl these past few days and wanted to make up for

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