Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett)

Chapter 33

They were about to stand up and leave when, unexpectedly, Hackett seemed to have spotted them and was headed in their direction.

Valeria hastily packed up her bag, and as she turned around, she saw that Hackett had approached. Her entire body froze. "Oh, shit"

"That's done it. Alex is going to be discovered by him this time. Valeria thought.

Countless images of the James family taking Alex away from her flooded her mind. "What should I do now?" she thought.

Keith took Alex into his arms and gently covered Alex's little face with his jacket. He whispered, "Alex, don't turn around. Just lean on my shoulder for a moment, and I'll take you out for fun tomorrow "Really, Keith You're not lying to me, are you?" Alex's eyes immediately lit up.

"Yes, good boy"

Keith gently pressed Alex's head against his shoulder with his large palm so Hackett couldn't see Alex's face

At this moment, Valeria's face turned slightly pale, and a thin layer of cold sweat emerged on her forehead. She was so nervous that her heart felt like i I was about to burst from her chest. Valeria, what a coincidence to see you here, Cheryl walked over and said.

Valeria didn't respond verbally. Instead, she locked eyes with Hackett, feeling like he might explode like a volcano any second and flip the table.

However, to her surprise, Keith was the first to speak.

g my son out to dinner with Valeria.

"Tin taking a

Valeria jerked her head back in shock, looking at him and Alex, who obediently rested on Keith's shoulder in his arms.

Alex's face was completely hidden from this angle, only a small, round head visible.

narrowed his eyes slightly and questioned, "You have a child? An illegitimate

air was so thick that Valeria couldn't help

but didn't deny it. He

stood on the sidelines, displayed some shock. This Keith has a

Damn!

Hackett's anger flared

fathered an illegitimate child even -before getting married. No wonder he didn't mind Valeria being divorced and having had an abortion. "Did you know about him having a

she responded with a forced stiffness, "Yes, I know, and

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it

planning to become a

Does she believe being a stepmother is

immediately felt the urge to remove her

thought of Hackett's eyes lingering on Valeria for even a moment longer. Hackett fixed his

pivoted and headed toward a different corner of

She knew how unyielding Hackett's temper could be and that he wouldn't heed her

depart, Valeria felt an overwhelming sense of relief, almost

positioned Alex in a chair across the room, ensuring that the back of Alex's

Valeria said, ready to grab her bagand

here. If you leave abruptly, it'll be obvious

you

Valeria was speechless.

couldn't bear the idea of eating in the same restaurant as Hackett. Every second that passed