Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett)

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?"

time to eat, but she lied,

back earlier. Someone has taken over my

"Really? Congratulations."

Alex will welcome me back. You haven't

and I will pick you up from the airport whenever you come

the day after tomorrow, scheduled to land around

was finally

could wrap up her ongoing

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bring Alex to pick you

some sleep now. See you

"Okay."

up. Valeria was struck by an idea. If Barron tried to set her

Barron's side of things properly. She did not want to 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. "Cheryl Yeats'

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

news article went on at length about the immense power and influence of the James family, their 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, the memory of

perspective, Hackett erecting a tombstone for their son seemed like mere show, utterly insincere. She believed he did it

Cheryl also saw the entertainment news flash on her phone screen. It was her doing. She wanted

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

convinced Valeria would not

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

ID, Cheryl burst into laughter. She adjusted her mood

have time tonight? Let's

free. I'll make time even if I'm

to pick you up

waiting for you

As for the unpleasant incidents that had occurred earlier, she blamed

felt he had been neglecting Cheryl these past few days and