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.

but assumed she had just returned from her business trip, thinking nothing more of

treated her like a stranger, coldly

Divorce

Chapter 8

the past, learning of his sudden return

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

his handsome face before lowering her gaze,

these changes before he

returned, but since he was back,

dwell on thoughts of Franklin, immediately focusing on work upon returning to

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

office."

in the office, Franklin had specifically requested coffee 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,

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

would collect it.

any chance to get close

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

preparing the coffee, Maggie placed it on a tray to

door was

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

her face suddenly turning

her, Julia hurriedly got

he said coldly: "Who gave you permission to

here?!"

tray tightly: "I came to bring you

Chad, Franklin's

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