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 from

he treated her like a stranger, coldly passing by and

a Divorce

Chapter 8

learning of his sudden return would have delighted

she would have watched him with excited, joy-filled eyes,

now, Maggie merely glanced at his handsome face before lowering her gaze, showing none of her previous excitement

noticed these changes before

had returned, but

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

called to instruct her: "Make two cups of coffee and bring them to the

office."

made by her. Back then, learning that Franklin truly loved her coffee had excited her for a long time. She thought it was the first step toward success. In reality, she had underestimated his dislike and wariness of her. True, he

wanted her coffee, he usually had Jake contact her, and after she made it, Jake

would collect it.

any chance to get

occasionally, when Jake and others were busy, did she have the opportunity to deliver the coffee to his office herself. Chapter

the phone, she was to bring the coffee

coffee, Maggie placed it on a tray to

office door

his office doorway, about to knock politely, she saw

her face suddenly turning

Julia hurriedly

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

here?!"

the tray tightly: "I came

Franklin's other personal secretary, happened

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