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?"

her morning all tied up, she had not had time to eat, but she lied, "Yeah,

be coming back earlier. Someone has

"Really? Congratulations."

I return, you and Alex will welcome me back. You

I will pick

after tomorrow, scheduled to land

was finally

wrap up her ongoing

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bring Alex to pick you up

now. See

"Okay."

to set her

empty tombstone for

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

expected, 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

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

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

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

not withstand the pressure

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

on the caller ID, Cheryl burst into laughter. She adjusted her mood and answered in

have time tonight? Let's go out

I'll make time even if I'm

will come to pick you up

waiting for

unpleasant incidents that had occurred earlier, she blamed

the other side, Hackett felt he had been neglecting Cheryl these past few

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

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