Mr. CEO Your Wife Has Wanted a Divorce for a Long Time

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.

Maggie, Franklin showed slight surprise but assumed she had just

like a stranger, coldly

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learning of his sudden return would have delighted

she couldn't embrace him, she would have watched him with

before lowering her

hadn't noticed these changes before he

wondered when he had returned, but since he was back,

didn't dwell on thoughts of Franklin, immediately

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

office."

trying to win Franklin's affection, learning of his love for coffee, 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 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 liked her coffee. But that was all he liked-just her coffee. Toward her, his attitude

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

would collect it.

never gave her any chance to get

when Jake and others were busy, did she have the opportunity to

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

placed it on a tray to deliver

door

to knock politely, she saw Julia sitting on Franklin's

face

her, Julia hurriedly got off Franklin's

said coldly: "Who gave you

here?!"

tray tightly: "I came to

Secretary Maggie." Chad, Franklin's other