Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett)

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 there something

earlier. Someone

"Really? Congratulations."

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

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

the day after tomorrow, scheduled to land around

was finally coming

she could wrap up her ongoing

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pick you up the day after

some sleep now. See you the

"Okay."

tried to set her up on another blind date, she might have Keith pretend

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 and remove that tombstone, It felt as if that tombstone was cursing Alex to an early death Lying on

but her curiosity got the better of

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

like mere show, utterly insincere. She believed

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

Cheryl would have the paparazzi expose Valeria as

was convinced Valeria would not withstand the pressure

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

laughter. She adjusted her mood and answered

time tonight? Let's go out

make

someone will come to pick you up

for you at

her deep down. As for the unpleasant incidents that had occurred earlier, she blamed Valeria for everything, believing that Valeria deliberately wanted to ruin her

been neglecting Cheryl these past few days and

seductive little dress with spaghetti straps. She was picked up by the bodyguard, who brought her to a