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

like a stranger, coldly passing

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past, learning of his sudden return would

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

face before lowering her

these changes before he

Maggie wondered when he had returned, but since he was back, perhaps the divorce could

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

to instruct her: "Make

office."

specifically requested coffee made by her. Back then, learning that Franklin truly loved her coffee had excited her for a long

coffee, he usually had Jake contact her, and after she

would collect it.

her any chance to

have the opportunity to deliver

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

it on a tray to deliver to

door

office doorway, about to knock politely, she saw Julia sitting on Franklin's lap, the

froze, her face

hurriedly

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

here?!"

gripped the tray tightly: "I came to bring

enough, Secretary Maggie." Chad, Franklin's

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