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, I just had lunch. Is there

Someone

"Really? Congratulations."

and Alex will welcome me

could I forget? Alex and I will pick you up from the airport whenever you

day after tomorrow, scheduled to land

finally coming

meant she could wrap up her ongoing cases and

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Alex to pick you up

sleep now. See you the day after

"Okay."

to set her up on another

tombstone for Alex embarrassed her deeply, but she could not reveal the truth. She wished she could go overnight and remove that tombstone,

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

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

their son seemed like mere show, utterly insincere. She believed

her phone screen.

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

would not withstand

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

the caller ID, Cheryl burst into laughter. She

have time tonight?

make time

will come to pick you up

be waiting for

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 everything, believing that Valeria deliberately wanted to

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

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