Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett)

Valeria gazed into the man's deep black eyes, her thoughts drifting.

"Am I genuinely that indifferent? Always keeping him at arm's length?" She wondered.

Taking advantage of her moment of calm, Hackett sought to break down her defenses. His handsome face drew closer, appearing as if he might kiss her.

Valeria obediently closed her eyes, anticipating his impending kiss.

The man's lips curled slightly, and he was confident he was about to succeed.

However, just at that moment, the bedroom door suddenly swung open, and the voice of their little one chimed in, "Mommy! Daddy! What are you doing? Why don't you include me in your fun? Hmph!" Their little bundle of joy rushed into the room with a gust of cool air, and Valeria instinctively turned away from the man's face.

Hackett was nudged aside and closed his eyes helplessly, knowing this little rascal would disrupt the moment.

If he were not the father, he would have kicked him out.

The little one climbed onto the bed and snuggled into Valeria Sharp's arms. "Mommy, I want to sleep with you guys too. You guys don't love me no matter what you play. That's not nice!"

The little one clambered onto the bed and into Valeria's embrace. "Sweetheart, your daddy and I weren't playing; we were discussing something," Valeria replied, her face blushing. With a child around, these awkward moments were inevitable.

Hackett wore an annoyed expression. He pinched his son's small cheek and ground his teeth, muttering, "You couldn't have picked a worse time to show up."

"What are you doing?" Valeria asked as she slapped the man's hand away, seeing that he was going too far.

Hackett looked frustrated, got up, and said, "You two, get some sleep. I'm going out for a bit."

Sleep seemed out of reach for him anyway.

Valeria cradled her baby in her arms, watching the man's retreating figure, unable to help but chuckle.

"Mommy, why are you laughing?" Alex asked.

"Nothing. Does mommy want to tell you a story?" Valeria replied.

""Yes!" The little one cheered.

After Hackett closed the bedroom door, he intended to step outside for a smoke and then return to his room for a shower and sleep.

With a cigarette between his lips, he strolled through the garden but inadvertently noticed Kaden driving away.

"Heading out so late?" he mused.

He recalled Valeria's words about Kaden possessing the video. If that video were destroyed, Kaden would become powerless, with no means of resistance.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

08.25 Mon,

Hackett finished his cigarette, flicked it into an ashtray, and then turned back to the villa.

He walked to Kaden and Elsie's room, pushed the door open without knocking, and entered.

Upon entering the room, he found Elsie on her bed, her face fraught with fear. "Hackett?" she called out.

"Why are you still here? Kaden left without you?" Hackett inquired.

He had assumed the couple had gone out together, but Elsie was still in her room.

*I... I didn't want to accompany him. What brings you here?" Elsie replied, clearly reluctant to face Hackett.

Hackett inquired, "I heard that Kaden has a video of you. Do you know where he keeps it?"

Elsie was initially surprised, not expecting Hackett to know about this, and she stammered, "I... I saw it on his phone, but he said he has many backups..." The man noticed a laptop nearby and inquired, "Is this Kaden's?"

"Yes," Elsie replied.

Hackett opened the laptop, his long, slender fingers tapping the keyboard a few times, his deep black eyes fixed on something.

Elsie couldn't grasp what he was doing. After a few minutes, the man stood up, looked at her, and remarked, "Just be patient for a few more days." After that, he exited the room.

Elsie was left speechless. She had no face left to shout at this man now. She had brought this upon herself.

After Hackett returned to his room, he turned on his computer and started hacking into Kaden's computer to search for all the backups of that video.

It wasn't until midnight that he had checked all of Kaden's accounts and deleted all the videos he could find. He couldn't be bothered to watch the videos one by one, especially not the kind featuring Kaden and Elsie, which held no interest for him. On the other side...

After putting her baby to sleep, Valeria intended to go to the kitchen to get a glass of water. She passed by Hackett's room and, driven by curiosity, entered.

Originally, she just wanted to see what the man was up to, but found that there was a sound of running water coming from the bathroom; he was taking a shower.

Valeria intended to turn and leave, but then the running water stopped, and the bathroom door opened.

The man walked out of the bathroom, wearing only a towel around his waist, his short hair still dripping, and a mist of steam on his handsome face.

"Why are you here?" Hackett asked in surprise.

Hackett saw her, and a smile played on his handsome face. There was nothing more surprising to him than this scene.

"I was just passing by. Alex is asleep. I wanted to get some water... Valeria replied.

"Oh?" The man's tone was teasing, as if he didn't believe her explanation.

"You should go to sleep. I'm leaving. We need to get up early tomorrow," she said.

Valeria turned to leave after speaking, but unexpectedly, the man suddenly pulled her into his arms and then gently pushed her onto the soft, inviting bed.

"What are you doing?" Valeria asked in surprise.

The man pressed her beneath him. His voice was lazy, "I was about to take a shower and go to bed, but you over at this moment. You did that on purpose, didn't you? decided to come

"I never did such a thing. Don't be unreasonable. I just came to see if you were asleep. You... mmph!" Valeria didn't finish her sentence as the man forcefully kissed her lips. This time, there was no little one to interrupt; it was tender, lingering, and full of reluctance. "Are you out of your mind? This is the Maddox family's house!" Valeria said in surprise.

She saw that this man had gone mad and wanted to leave, but the man pulled her back.

"So what? This is my room, and your son is asleep. No one else will come in," Hackett replied.

""I don't want to!" Valeria protested.

Valeria looked stubborn, but the man got up, walked over to lock the door, and embraced her slender body tightly before asking, "Now, can you rest assured that no one will come in?"

"I can't believe you're..." Valeria replied.

"Valeria, you know I've missed you," Hackett said tenderly.

She indeed knew it. During their days in the Emmerick, he called her every day. He asked about the child only three times; the rest of the time, he was teasing her.

In the end, she relented, allowing this man to have his way.

It was a sleepless night.

The next morning, Valeria had slept soundly, nearly forgetting that she was supposed to take her baby out to play today. When she opened her eyes, it was already past ten in the morning, and the man beside her was nowhere to be seen. She held her dizzy head, sat up, and felt sore all over.

Wearing her robe, Valeria left the room, ready to go back to her bedroom to freshen up, when she suddenly remembered Alex!

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