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?"

had time to eat, but she lied, "Yeah, I just had lunch.

might be coming back earlier. Someone has taken over

"Really? Congratulations."

when I return, you and Alex will welcome

I will pick you up from the airport whenever

after tomorrow, scheduled

finally

meant she could wrap up her ongoing cases and

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I'll bring Alex to pick you

I'll get some sleep now. See you

"Okay."

Barron tried to set her up on another blind date, she might

and Hackett any longer. The memory of Hackett erecting that empty tombstone for Alex embarrassed her deeply, but she could not reveal

needing to click, but her curiosity got the better of her, and she tapped on

At that moment, the memory of Hackett and Cheryl's tender embrace at the club resurfaced in her mind. She suddenly found herself ridiculous for forgetting that Hackett had strong feelings for

tombstone for their son seemed like mere show, utterly

phone screen. It was her doing. She wanted

paparazzi expose Valeria as a homewrecker, attempting to steal her boyfriend. She wanted the world to

convinced Valeria would not

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

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

you have time tonight? Let's go out

make time

will come to

be waiting for

hanging up. Cheryl's mood instantly brightened. She knew that Hackett still cared for her deep down. As for the unpleasant incidents that had occurred

past

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