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."

return, you and Alex will welcome me back.

"Of course not. How could I forget? Alex and I will

day after tomorrow,

was finally coming

her ongoing cases

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pick you

I'll get some sleep now. See you the day

"Okay."

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

would not find peace during this time if she did not handle Barron's side of things properly. She did not 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.

needing to click, but her curiosity got

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

their son seemed like mere show,

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

with Hackett privately in the future. Cheryl would have the paparazzi expose Valeria

Valeria would not

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

into laughter.

tonight? Let's go out for

make

someone will come to pick you up

for you

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

felt he had been neglecting Cheryl these past

did her makeup and wore a seductive little dress with spaghetti straps. She was