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, "Yeah, I just had lunch. Is there

earlier. Someone has taken over my tasks

"Really? Congratulations."

will

I forget? Alex and I will pick you up from the airport whenever

flight is the day after tomorrow,

finally coming

her ongoing cases and escape from

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pick you

I'll 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

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

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

or Cheryl's. At that moment, the memory of Hackett and Cheryl's tender embrace

perspective, Hackett erecting a tombstone for their son seemed like mere show, utterly

phone screen. It

the paparazzi expose Valeria

Valeria would not

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

his name on the caller ID, Cheryl burst into laughter. She adjusted her mood and

time tonight? Let's go out for

I'll make time

to pick you

waiting for you at

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

past few days and wanted to make up for it.

straps. She was picked up by the bodyguard, who brought her

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