Marriage Resumption (Valeria and Hackett) novel Chapter 1

At the James family's villa.

"Hackett, when are you coming back? I have something to tell you." Valeria Sharp's face lit up with a sweet smile as she looked down at the pregnancy test stick in her hand.

On the other end of the phone, a man's voice replied in a deep tone, "I'm already back. I'm in the living room."

"Really? Then I'm coming down," she said and hung up the phone, rushing out of the bedroom with the pregnancy test stick, eager to share the good news with the man.

Valeria hurriedly ran down the stairs but suddenly remembered that she was pregnant, which caused her to slow down her pace. She tightly held the pregnancy test stick in her hand, wondering Hackett James's expression when he found out.

Valeria was halfway up the stairs when she saw two figures standing in the living room downstairs. It was Hackett with a voluptuous woman.

Valeria slowly stopped in her tracks, gripping the staircase railing with her right hand, her heart sinking.

Hackett and that woman acted very intimately, like a couple in love.

Valeria's smile froze instantly, her mind in chaos, and her feet felt as heavy as stones as she descended the steps.

"Hackett..."

Valeria reached the living room with great difficulty, but the man coldly interrupted her before she could say anything. "She's pregnant. Let's get a divorce."

"What?"

This was so straightforward, so impatient, just like how Valeria was impatient to share the news of her pregnancy.

The woman affectionately held Hackett's arm and smiled, saying softly, "Mrs. James, sorry about that, but I guess you need to step aside now."

Valeria stared fixedly at the woman's hand, her gaze dimmed, her eyes filled with mist, her heart being torn apart bit by bit.

Valeria clenched the pregnancy test stick and handed it to him. Then, she asked, "What about our child? Why are you so heartless?"

Hackett glanced coldly at the two lines on the pregnancy test stick and sneered. "That's impossible. I've never even touched you. Don't try to deceive me with that."

If it weren't for Barron James being critically ill at the time and threatening Hackett to marry Valeria, Hackett would never have married her.

Who would have known that after he married Valeria, Barron would miraculously recover?

Sometimes, Hackett even suspected that Valeria and Barron had conspired and staged a play to force him into marriage.

His words widened Valeria's eyes. Shock was written all over her face as she loudly retorted, "You did touch me! You got drunk at the company celebration last time..."

"The company celebration was held out of town. You weren't even with me! How could I sleep with you, Valeria? Be civilized, will you? You know I can't stand clingy women."

Hackett was heartless to the extreme, his eyes revealing impatience.

"I..."

Valeria wanted to say something, but seeing his attitude, she didn't want to explain anything anymore.

"Well..." she murmured inwardly. "There's no point in saying anything to this kind of scum who abandons his wife and child."

"Mrs. James, you should get a divorce. Hackett doesn't love you, and dragging this on is pointless."

The woman coquettishly leaned on Hackett's shoulder, her triumphant smile like a declaration of victory.

Valeria took a deep breath, suppressing the pain in her chest, and looked at the man before her. "Then let's get a divorce. You can decide when to proceed with the formalities, and I'll be ready anytime."

After saying that, she left the villa without looking back.

As Valeria turned around, tears welled up in her eyes. She never wanted to see this man again.

A faint surprise flashed across Hackett's handsome face. He didn't expect her to agree so quickly. Was she unable to handle the excitement?

He thought Valeria would be greedy for wealth and fame and never let go of her position as his wife.