Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett)

Inside the car.

Valeria sat in the passenger seat, gazing out the car window at the flickering night scene

The more she dwelled on what happened at dinner, the angrier he became

That despicable Hackett was alsolutely determined to lumiliate herself just now.

Keith, who was driving, couldn't help but notice her anger and said with a smile, "Still feel angry?"

Valeria came back to her senses and regained her composure: "What? No, I feel sorry for what just happened."

She had hoped that Keith would help her deal with the situation, but she hadn't anticipated that Hackett would appear and subject her to such humiliation in various ways.

I never thought that your ex-husband was him."

The revelation that Hackett was her ex-husband had caught Keith off guard. After all, Valeria and Hackett didn't look like people from the same world.

She let out a quiet chuckle, saying self-mockingly, "You also feel surprised how the prestigious James family could even consider someone like me and how Hackett agreed to marry me, right? You're right. After all, we're not from the same world at all." Keith responded, "Actually, no."

Confusion crossed her face as Valeria glanced at Keith beside her.

"Hackett is a well-known playboy in his circle. I'm just curious how you ended up marrying him. Is he the type you like?"

Keith had always assumed that Valeria was attracted to mature and stable men, so he was completely surprised that her ex-husband would be Hackett, who was arrogant and domineering

Valeria froze.

Like? Like?

She might have liked Hacken before.

She still remembered the first time she had met Hackett. A blush crept across her cheeks, and her heart raced when she first saw Hackett.

Hackett had been dressed in a suit then, looking very reluctant since his grandfather had compelled him to marry a stranger woman. But in the end, he still married her out of obligation to his grandfather

Sering Valeria's silence, Keith asked in a different way. "Did you two get married for love?" "No, he didn't love me. His grandfather forced him to marry me Valeria replied with a touch of bitterness, her gaze fixed on the passing scenery outside the car window. for love?

Not f

But by Hackett's actions tonight, Keith didn't think Hackett did care about Valeria,

Furthermore, Hackett appeared to be unaware of Alex's existence. He wanted to ask more but hesitated, fearing he might come across as nosy, Consequently, he refrained from asking.

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Valeria's cell phone ang aluuptly, shattering the uncomfortable atmosphere in the car

She answered the call, and Alex's enraged voice resonated from the receiver. Mommy! You've led to me again You promised Keith would be back tonight and said you'il take me to see him! Where have you been meaking off to You're a big lar! I'm not going to talk to you ever again!"

A heavy silence enveloped the car, allowing Alex's irate, cute voice on the phone to reach Keith's ears

Valeria was at a low for words in the face of Alex's vehement outburst.

However, Keith responded with a soft chuckle, "I'll talk to him.'

Valeria then passed the phone to him.

at his Gazing

Alex let out a dissatisfied grunt on the other end of thandsome profile, she heard Keith smile and cry "Alex, I'm right here with your mommy. My flight got delayed, so don't be upset with her. Sleep well tonight, and I'll pick you up tomorrow for some fun, alright?" *to lie to me, right? Are you two sneaking out for fun behindering Keith's voice "You're not colluding with Morn my

back?* to

back:

"Of course not. The

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The flight was delayed, and it's also quite late now. Remember, kids need enough sleep to grow tall. Be good, and I'll be on time to pick you up from school tomorrow." "Fine. I'll do you a favor and believe you this time, but I'm still mad at Mommy. Tell her I'm giving her the cold shoulder tonight! Humph With that, Alex abruptly hung up, refusing to utter another word to his mother.

Valer

Valeria was tak taken

à aback by her son's chilly response and felt a bit hurt.

Meanwhile, Keith burst into laughter. "Alex gets angry. I'll have to make it up to him tomorrow."

"There's not much I can do about this little brat right now. He's taking me less and less seriously as his mother"

"Alex is searching for a husband for you every day. You can't say he's not taking you seriously. Don't misjudge him." Keith chuckled. Valeria was left speechless.

After returning home, Valeria found that the nanny had already gaven Alex a bath and put him to sleep, waiting for her

retur

"Ms. Sharp, you're

back.

I'll leave now. Alex is already asleep

Thank you. Please go back and have a good rest."

After seeing the nanny off, Valeria entered the room and could help but smile when she saw Alex sleeping on the bed on all fours She couldn't help but feel that her son looked so cute!

Just then, her cell phone rang again, almost waking the sleeping Alex on the bed.

Valeria quickly covered her cell phone and left the room.

Glancing at the phone screen, she noticed it was a call from Hackett. What could he possibly want at this late hour?

Thinking about their confrontation at the dinner table carlier le her angry. Yet, he dared to call now. "Is he intentionally seeking an argument?" Valeria thought. Chapter 31

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Valeria answered the phone and, without hesitation, launched in a direct verbal awault, "Why are you calling! Do you will want to humiliate me? I don't understand what's wrong with you. No one asked you to go back to the old residence And I brought my boyfriend over to see Mr. Harron tonight, which had nothing to do with you In response to her barrage, Hackett, on the other end of the line just spoke coldly "Where are you?"

Valeria was slightly taken aback.

"Why do you care where I am? What the hell are you calling me for?"

Tm in my offic office. Come over here. I need to discuss something work-related with you."

Valeria almost let our a sneer. "Are you deliberately trying to pick a fight? It's so late. I don't care what kind of thing you possibly want to discuss with me! Let's talk about it tomorrow."

"No. I need you to come here right now. Immediately." Hackett's tone over the phone was firm and authoritative, le Valeria no space to decline.NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.

"I apologize, but I'm at home, relaxing in the tub. I can't come right away."

She was determined not to comply and then saw how Hackett would do to handle this situation!

To her surprise, Hackett remained silent on the other end of the line for a few moments. "You're at home alone that guy?"

"You're crazy! What are you thinking? He has already returned home to rest. He just got back, and his jet lag hasn't en subsided.

"Well then, you go ahead and rest.

Веер.

After uttering those words, Hackett abruptly ended the call.

Valeria was staring at the now disconnected phone, utterly bewildered

Did Hackett call to check if she was with Keith?

At times, she found it nearly impossible to comprehend what was going on in Hackett's mind or what he truly desired.

At the

e same time.

In the president's office of the James Group,

Darkness enveloped the room, and no lights illuminated the space.

Hackett's tall silhouette positioned itself before the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the city's nocturnal panorama. A cigarette dangled from his lips, the ember's red glow flickering in the obscurity. The smoke veiled his handsome features, yet it failed to conceal his profound gaze

In fact, it wasn't that he wished for Valeria to come over for work-related discussions at this late hour. It was more about the thought that Valeria might spend the night with Keith, which consumed him so much.