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?"

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

coming back earlier. Someone has taken over my

"Really? Congratulations."

will welcome

Alex and I will

is the day after tomorrow, scheduled to land

was finally

meant she could wrap up her ongoing

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to pick you up the day after

now.

"Okay."

to set her up on another blind date,

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

it was Hackett without needing to click, but her curiosity

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 Hackett and Cheryl's tender embrace at the club resurfaced in her mind. She suddenly found herself ridiculous

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

entertainment news flash on her phone screen. It was her doing. She wanted everyone to know that Hackett was her

paparazzi expose Valeria as a

was convinced Valeria would not withstand the

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

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

have time tonight? Let's go

I'll make time even if

will come to pick

for

deep down. As for the unpleasant incidents that had occurred earlier, she blamed Valeria

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

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