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.

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

like a stranger, coldly passing

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of his sudden return

him, she would have watched him with excited, joy-filled eyes, smiling and wishing him good morning despite

his handsome face before lowering her gaze, showing none of her previous excitement

noticed these changes before he

had returned,

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

later, Jake called to instruct her: "Make two cups

office."

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

her coffee, he usually had Jake contact her, and

would collect it.

any chance to

others were busy, did she have the opportunity to deliver the coffee to his

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

coffee, Maggie placed it on a tray to deliver to

office door

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

face suddenly

Julia hurriedly got

dark as he said coldly: "Who

here?!"

tray tightly: "I came

Franklin's other personal secretary,

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