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?"

had not had time to eat, but she lied, "Yeah, I just had lunch. Is there something you

be coming back earlier. Someone has taken over my tasks

"Really? Congratulations."

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

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

after tomorrow,

was finally coming

she could wrap up her ongoing cases and

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bring Alex to pick you up the day after

I'll get some sleep now.

"Okay."

tried to set her

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

but her curiosity got

the news article went on at length about the immense 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, 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 strong

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

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

expose Valeria as a homewrecker, attempting to steal her boyfriend. She wanted the world to scorn

would not withstand

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

Cheryl burst into laughter. She

tonight?

make

to pick you up

for you at

cared for her deep down. As for the unpleasant incidents that had occurred earlier, she blamed Valeria for everything,

neglecting Cheryl these past few days and wanted to make

meticulously did her makeup and wore a seductive little dress with spaghetti straps. She was picked up by the bodyguard, who brought