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day, Maggie didn't pay any more attention to Franklin and Julia's affairs.

She worked until almost nine, and just as she was finishing up, her phone rang-her best friend Jessica calling

swering, she learned Jessica was drunk and needed a ride home from the restaurant.

Maggie quickly finished her documents, grabbed her car keys, and left the office.

ty minutes later, she arrived at her destination.

Twenty

As she walked toward the entrance, a little girl emerged from the parking lot.

Seeing the girl's clear profile, Maggie froze.

Bella? Shouldn't she be in school in Country A? How... had she returned with Franklin?

Although her her access to confidential company documents, she knew that

sition didn't grant Franklin's development work in Country A would take some time to complete fully.

She had assumed Franklin was only returning briefly to handle some matters.

She never expected their daughter would come back too...

She didn't know exactly when they had returned, but judging from the fact that she had seen. Franklin early this morning, they must have been back for at least a day by now. Yet her daughter hadn't called her once to inform her about their return.

Thinking about this, Maggie gripped her handbag tightly and quietly followed the small figure bouncing happily ahead of her.

When they reached the lobby's corner, Julia and several of Franklin's friends appeared at the end of the hallway.

Maggie immediately stepped aside to hide, then heard her daughter happily call out "Auntie Julie!" before quickly running forward and throwing herself into Julia's arms.

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nearby sofa with her back to them, using the

in the

Daddy and I missed you so much that he finished his work early and brought me back! We

made for you by hand. Happy

That must have taken a lot of effort. You're amazing. Bella. Auntie loves

you like it, Auntie

Auntie Julie. I missed you so much. If I hadn't been able to call you

footsteps approached from the

Maggie froze.

It was Franklin.

seeing him, she could tell

or

footsteps were just like

members, he remained steady and seemingly indifferent, as if nothing

nothing and no one in this world could disturb

But then Julia appeared.

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suddenly there was

past, before Maggle could think

"Daddy."

friends all

briefly, then said to Julia,

Aha smiled, "Thanks."

for Auntie Julie?

went

bent down to pinch Isabella's cheek, "That's a private gift your daddy prepared for Auntie Julie.

said, "I've already given

secretly went to

hmph!"

burst

Maggie remembered Julia's visit to the company

gave it to her

shyly and said, "Let's not stand here, let's go

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