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?"

not had time to eat, but she lied,

Someone has taken

"Really? Congratulations."

promised, when I return, you and Alex will welcome

not. How could I forget? Alex and I will pick you up from

day after tomorrow, scheduled to land

finally

her ongoing

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bring Alex to pick you up

get some sleep now. See you

"Okay."

up. Valeria was struck by an idea. If Barron tried to set her up on another blind date, she might

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

without needing to click, but her curiosity

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

perspective, Hackett erecting a tombstone for their son seemed like mere show, utterly insincere. She believed he did it to

flash on her phone screen. It was her doing. She wanted everyone to know that Hackett was her

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

convinced Valeria would not

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

burst into laughter. She adjusted her mood and answered in a

you have time tonight? Let's go out for

I'm free. I'll make

will come to

be waiting for

the unpleasant incidents that had occurred earlier, she blamed Valeria for everything, believing that Valeria deliberately wanted to ruin

these past few days and wanted

wore a seductive little dress with spaghetti straps.

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