Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett)

"Alright, take a shower and go to bed."

"Yay!"

Then, Valeria closed the door mercilessly and cut off the eye contact between father and son. "Mommy, why are you so cold to Daddy? Mommy!" Alex looked up at her unhappily. Valeria was lost for words.

If the little guy knew what Hackett had said in the garage, would he still like Hackett so much?

She did not want to hurt Alex's feelings and could not tell him about it. She could only hold it in.

"Go to shower and sleep. Why are you talking so much?"

"Mommy, you're so harsh. Can you be more gentle?"

Valeria snorted. "You've pissed me off. How could I be gentle? How about you teach me how to do it?"

She suddenly realized that the little guy had become more like Hackett. Why would that be? Alex had been a lot like her when he was young. Tyler drove Elsie to the suburbs. The surroundings were barren and looked gloomy.

"Why did you bring me here? Is Kaden here?"

"You'll find out later." Tyler did not bother talking too much to her. He was already a little thirsty when praising how good Hackett was previously.

After a while, a car slowly drove toward them. It was Hackett, and it honked twice at Tyler.

Tyler seemed to understand what Hackett meant. He started the car and followed Hackett's.

"Who is that? Is that Hackett?" Elsie asked.

Tyler replied, "Yes, it's Mr. James. Only Mr. James knows where Kaden is being held. I don't know where he is either, so I need Mr. James to lead the way." Elsie twitched her eyebrows. What was that jerk doing? Why was he being so secretive?

Hence, Tyler followed Hackett's car.

After driving for a long time, they arrived at an old factory. The cars finally stopped.

The car door opened, and Hackett got out of the car and walked toward the factory.

Elsie was still wearing high heels and almost fell on the bumpy road. She had to grab Tyler's arm, but Tyler did not seem happy. His expression did not look good.

"What kind of expression is that? You ought to be honored that I grab your arms. Do you know how many men are dying for this? How dared you despise me?" She could not stand someone giving her such an expression. Tyler remained silent.

Elsie sped up, caught up with Hackett, and grabbed his arm. "Is Kaden here? Why did you bring me here?"Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.

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With a cold expression, Hackett brought her into the factory. "I brought him here. Even your father doesn't know." "What? Why are you doing this?"

Before Hackett answered, Kaden walked out from inside. "Elsie! Why are you here? How could you come to such a place?"

Elsie rushed over to Kaden when she heard him. She could not help but shed tears when she saw Kaden's pathetic state. "Kaden, I'm sorry. It's my fault. I'm the one who caused you to be locked up here."

"No, I made a bet with him. If I win, he'll give you back to me," Kaden said.

Elsie did not understand.

A bet?

Elsie looked back at Hackett. "A bet? What do you mean?"

Kaden said, "I bet with him that if I can stay here until the end of the month, he will cancel the engagement with you and fulfill our love."

Elsie was shocked and bewildered.

What was Hackett up to? Would he really cancel the engagement with her?

Elsie already knew that Hackett did not want to marry her.

However, her father had no intention of helping Hackett get back the shares. He said he would only help Hackett after they got married.

"Are you an idiot? How can anyone live here? It's cold and remote. There aren't even any lights at night. How could you stay here for a month, Kaden?"

Elsie was touched again. Kaden was willing to suffer such grievances for her.

Kaden was quite satisfied with her reaction.

He had been poor for more than 20 years. Now that he had a chance to change his fate, he could not let it go.

Not to mention staying there for a month, he was even willing to stay for a year because he would enjoy endless wealth and glory in the latter half of his life after that.

Kaden seemed to be able to see the later part of his glorious life. When the time came, he could have whatever he wanted. "It's alright, Elsie. I can take it. It's nothing. When I was in my hometown, it was no different from here. It's just that there was an extra light in my house. Besides, it's not easy to meet a soul mate in one's life. I don't want to lose you..."

Elsie was moved to tears.

Tyler had goosebumps all over his body. The poor guy had no other skills but was great at sweet talks. Most importantly, he had managed to coax the high and mighty Elsie. He was an expert.

Hackett watched the scene expressionlessly.

Elsie turned around and stared at Hackett. "You'd better be telling the truth! If I find out you're playing tricks on him, I'll not forgive you!"

She only thought Kaden was silly. What if Hackett was messing with him? After all, Hackett was a person who had lived a pampered life and had never suffered. He would not understand the bitterness in Kaden's heart.

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Hackett put on a smile. "A gentleman never goes back on his word."

Elsie was still wiping her tears when the three left the factory.

Hackett was still expressionless. He knew what Kaden was thinking, so he was not touched by Kaden's acting.

"Hackett, if Kaden does it, will you cancel the engagement? Don't you want your shares anymore?" She could not understand Hackett's thoughts.

Hackett looked back at her coldly. "You don't have to worry about that. I have my plans."

The Maddox family's lost eldest daughter's appearance was about to be restored. If Hackett could find Elsie's elder sister, Clayton would help him retake the shares.

"What are you thinking? Don't tease Kaden. He's innocent. He'll take your bet seriously!"

"I'm also very serious. I don't want to break you two up," Hackett said.

Elsie was surprised. "You..."

"Don't worry. I don't love you, so I don't want to have you, let alone force you to be with me. That's meaningless."

Elsie and Tyler could tell that Hackett meant it.

He was not lying, but why did his words sound so mean? What he said even made Elsie feel a little uncomfortable. She did not understand where the uncomfortable feeling came from...

However, when she heard Hackett say he did not love her, she had mixed feelings and was upset.

"Well, that's for the best! I don't love you either! And I won't let you have me! I belong with Kaden!"

Elsie only said that for her pride. After that, she felt regretful and felt herself so childish.

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