Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett)

Chapter 28

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?"

time to eat, but she

might be coming back earlier. Someone has

"Really? Congratulations."

Alex will welcome me

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

the day after tomorrow, scheduled to

finally

could wrap up her ongoing cases and

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Alex to pick you

get some sleep now.

"Okay."

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

for Alex embarrassed her deeply,

to click, but her curiosity got the better of her, and she tapped on

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.

their son seemed like mere show, utterly insincere. She

the same time, Cheryl also saw the entertainment news flash on her phone screen. It was her doing. She wanted everyone

paparazzi expose Valeria as a homewrecker,

was convinced Valeria would not withstand the pressure

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

caller ID, Cheryl burst into laughter.

time tonight? Let's go out

I'll make time even if I'm

someone will come to

waiting for

the unpleasant incidents that had occurred earlier, she blamed Valeria for everything, believing that Valeria deliberately

neglecting Cheryl these past few days and wanted to make up for it.

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

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