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?"

her morning all tied up, she had not had time to eat, but she lied, "Yeah, I just had lunch. Is there something you

Someone

"Really? Congratulations."

I return, you and Alex will welcome me back. You haven't

"Of course not. How could I forget? Alex and I will pick you up from the airport whenever you come

after tomorrow, scheduled to land around

was finally coming

she could wrap up her ongoing cases

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pick you up the day

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

"Okay."

her up

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

but her curiosity got the better

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 Cheryl's tender embrace at the club resurfaced in her mind. She suddenly found herself ridiculous for forgetting that Hackett had strong feelings for Cheryl. She had concluded that Hackett was capable

erecting a tombstone for their son seemed like mere show,

on her phone screen. It was her doing. She wanted everyone to know

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

not withstand the pressure of

Then, her phone rang.

It was Hackett calling.

caller ID, Cheryl burst into laughter. She adjusted her mood and answered in a flirtatious toner

time tonight?

make

will come to pick

for you

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 wanted to ruin her

he had been neglecting Cheryl these past few days

straps. She