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?"

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

coming back earlier. Someone has taken over my

"Really? Congratulations."

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

and I will pick you up from the airport whenever you

flight is the day after tomorrow, scheduled to

finally coming

meant she could wrap up her

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I'll bring Alex to pick you up the day

now. See you the day after

"Okay."

idea. If Barron tried to set her up on another blind

discuss this matter with him then. She would not find peace during this time if she 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 she could go overnight

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

was Hackett's doing or Cheryl's. At that moment, the memory of Hackett and Cheryl's

like mere show, utterly insincere. She believed he did it to feel

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

privately in the future. Cheryl would have the paparazzi expose Valeria as a homewrecker, attempting to

Valeria would not

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

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

time tonight?

make time even if

to pick you up

waiting for

the unpleasant incidents that had occurred earlier, she blamed Valeria

had been neglecting Cheryl these past

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