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?"

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

coming back earlier. Someone has taken over my tasks

"Really? Congratulations."

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

could I forget? Alex and I will pick you

day after tomorrow, scheduled to land around

finally

up her ongoing cases and

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pick you up

I'll get some sleep now.

"Okay."

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

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 the couch. idly scrolling through her phone,

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

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

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

screen. It was her doing. She wanted everyone

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

Valeria would not withstand the pressure of public

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

his name on the caller ID, Cheryl burst into laughter. She adjusted her mood and answered in a flirtatious toner

have time tonight? Let's

I'll make time even if

come to pick you up

waiting for you

hanging up. Cheryl's mood instantly brightened. She knew that Hackett 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

felt he had been neglecting Cheryl these past

a seductive little dress with spaghetti straps. She was picked up by the