Chapter 8

It was nearly dawn when they got home.

Isabella had fallen asleep before they even reached home.

Carrying Isabella upstairs, Franklin passed the master bedroom and noticed the door was open, but

was pitch black inside.

After putting Isabella to bed, he returned to the master bedroom, turned on the dim lights, and glanced at the bed-empty.

Maggie wasn't there. Just then, the butler brought up his luggage.

Franklin loosened his tie and asked, "Where is she?"

The butler quickly replied, "Madam went on a business trip."

He hadn't been present when Maggie left with her luggage half a month ago.

Other servants had mentioned seeing her leave with luggage, presumably for a business trip.

Strangely, Maggie rarely traveled for business before, and when she did, it was usually for just twe: of three days.

This time she'd been gone for half a month. Franklin merely grunted in acknowledgment, asking

nothing more.

The next day.

Franklin ran into Maggie at the company.

Unaware that Franklin and Isabella had returned, Maggie froze momentarily at the unexpected.

encounter.

surprise but assumed she had just returned

her like a stranger, coldly passing by and entering the

Divorce

Chapter 8

past, learning of his sudden return would

even if she couldn't embrace him, she would have watched him

lowering her gaze, showing none of her previous excitement and

these changes

returned,

to divorce, Maggie didn't dwell on thoughts of Franklin, immediately focusing on work

later, Jake called to instruct her: "Make two cups of coffee and bring them

office."

whether at home or in the office, Franklin had specifically requested coffee made by her. Back then, learning that Franklin truly loved her

he usually had Jake contact her,

would collect it.

never gave her any chance to

she have the opportunity to deliver the coffee to his

from Jake's tone on the phone, she was to bring the coffee directly to

it on a tray to

office door was

politely, she saw Julia sitting

her face

her, Julia hurriedly got off

expression was extremely dark as he said coldly: "Who gave you

here?!"

tightly: "I came to bring you

enough, Secretary Maggie." Chad, Franklin's other personal secretary,

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