Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett)

Chapter 27

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?"

all tied up, she had not had time to eat,

Someone has taken over my

"Really? Congratulations."

I return, you and Alex will

course not. How could I forget? Alex and I will pick you up from the airport whenever

the day after tomorrow, scheduled

finally coming

wrap up her ongoing cases

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Alex to pick

get some sleep now. See you

"Okay."

an idea. If Barron tried to set her up on another blind date, she might

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,

Hackett without needing to click, but her curiosity got

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, the

tombstone for their son seemed like mere show, utterly insincere. She believed he did

on her phone screen. It

to interact with Hackett privately in the future. Cheryl would have the paparazzi expose Valeria as a

Valeria would not

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

into laughter. She adjusted her mood and answered in a flirtatious

have time tonight?

free. I'll make time even if

someone will come to

waiting for

still cared for her deep down. As for the unpleasant incidents that had occurred

been neglecting Cheryl these past few days and

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