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?"

morning all tied up, she had not had time to eat, but she lied,

back earlier. Someone has taken over

"Really? Congratulations."

Alex will welcome me back. You haven't forgotten, have

course not. How could I forget? Alex and I will pick

day after tomorrow, scheduled

finally

meant she could wrap up her ongoing cases and

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bring Alex to pick you up the day

sleep now. See

"Okay."

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

did not handle 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

but her curiosity got the better

marriage into high society. Valeria could not tell if this sudden exposure was Hackett's doing or Cheryl's. At

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

screen. It

with Hackett privately in the future. Cheryl would have the paparazzi expose

not withstand the pressure

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

name on the caller ID, Cheryl burst into laughter. She adjusted her

time tonight? Let's

I'll make

will come to pick you up

waiting for

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

Cheryl these past few days and wanted to make up for it. Soon,

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