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?"

she had not had time to eat, but she lied, "Yeah, I just had

back earlier. Someone has taken over

"Really? Congratulations."

promised, when I return, you and Alex will welcome

Alex and I will pick you up from the airport whenever

the day after tomorrow, scheduled to

was finally

could wrap up her ongoing cases and escape

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to pick you

get some sleep now. See you the day

"Okay."

an idea. If Barron tried to set her up on another blind date, she might have Keith pretend to be her

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 the couch. idly scrolling through her phone, a headline caught her attention. "Cheryl Yeats' Wealthy Boyfriend Exposed! You Won't Believe Who It

Hackett without needing to click, but her curiosity got the better of

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 feelings

her current perspective, Hackett erecting a tombstone for their son seemed like mere show, utterly insincere. She

on her phone screen. It was her doing.

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

would not withstand the pressure

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

on the caller ID, Cheryl burst into laughter.

time tonight? Let's go out

make time even

come to pick you

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

the other side, Hackett felt he had been 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