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,

coming back earlier. Someone has

"Really? Congratulations."

will welcome

How could I forget? Alex and I will pick you up

flight is the day after tomorrow, scheduled to

finally

could wrap up her ongoing

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Alex to pick you up

now. See you

"Okay."

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

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

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

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 for forgetting that Hackett had strong feelings for Cheryl. She had concluded that

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

saw the entertainment news flash on her phone screen. It was

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

was convinced Valeria would not withstand the pressure of public

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

burst into laughter.

tonight?

I'll make time

come to pick you up

be waiting for you

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

neglecting Cheryl these past few

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