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?"

her morning all tied up, she had not had time to eat, but she lied, "Yeah, I just had lunch. Is there something you

Someone has taken over

"Really? Congratulations."

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

How could I forget? Alex and I

is the day after tomorrow, scheduled to

finally

she could wrap up her ongoing cases and escape from

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Alex to pick you up the day after

get some sleep now.

"Okay."

her up on another blind date, she might have

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

without needing to click, but her curiosity

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 moment,

like mere show, utterly insincere. She believed he

flash on her phone screen. It was her

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

not

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

caller ID, Cheryl burst into laughter. She adjusted

tonight? Let's

free. I'll make

will come to

for you at

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 ruin

side, Hackett felt he had been neglecting Cheryl these past few

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