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.

showed slight surprise but assumed she had just returned from her business trip, thinking nothing more

a stranger, coldly passing by

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his sudden return would

such moments, even if she couldn't embrace him, she would have watched him with excited, joy-filled eyes, smiling and wishing

at his handsome face before lowering her gaze, showing none of

these

Maggie wondered when he had returned, but since he was

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

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

office."

she had put great effort into mastering its preparation. Her dedication had paid off. After tasting her coffee, whether at home or in the office, Franklin had specifically requested coffee made by her. Back then, learning that Franklin truly loved her coffee had excited

usually had Jake contact her, and after she made it, Jake

would collect it.

her any chance to get

did she have the opportunity to deliver the coffee to his office

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

placed it on a tray to deliver to

office door was

reached his office doorway, about to knock politely, she saw

face suddenly turning

her, Julia hurriedly got

was extremely dark as he said coldly: "Who gave

here?!"

the tray tightly: "I came to bring

Franklin's

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