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?"

she had not had time to eat, but she lied, "Yeah, I just had lunch. Is there something you

be coming back earlier. Someone has

"Really? Congratulations."

Alex will welcome me back. You haven't

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

is the day after

finally coming

her

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Alex to pick you up the

sleep now.

"Okay."

up. Valeria was struck by an idea. If Barron tried to set her up on another blind date, she might have Keith

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

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

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 Cheryl's tender embrace at the club resurfaced in her mind. She suddenly found herself ridiculous

her current perspective, Hackett erecting a tombstone for their son seemed like mere show, utterly insincere. She believed he did it to feel justified

news flash on her phone screen. It was her doing. She wanted everyone to know that Hackett

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

would not withstand

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

into laughter. She adjusted her mood and answered in a flirtatious toner

have time tonight? Let's

I'll make time even

to

for you at

Hackett still cared for her deep down. As for the unpleasant incidents that had occurred earlier, she blamed Valeria for

neglecting Cheryl these past

dress with spaghetti straps. She was picked up