Chapter

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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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with her back to them, using the plants and chair back to conceal

in the country

Julie, Daddy and I missed you so much that he finished his work early and brought me back! We specifically returned the day before your birthday so we wouldn't miss

and I made for you by hand.

have taken a

so glad you like it,

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

footsteps approached from

Maggie froze.

It was Franklin.

without seeing him, she could tell just from

that during their six or seven

were just like

remained steady and seemingly indifferent, as

and no one in

But then Julia appeared.

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there

in memories of the past, before Maggle could think further, she heard her daughter

"Daddy."

friends all

responded briefly, then said to Julia,

Aha smiled, "Thanks."

gifts for Auntie Julie? Quick, give them

went quiet

and bent down to pinch Isabella's cheek, "That's a private gift your daddy prepared for Auntie Julie. He'll probably give it to her

Franklin said, "I've already given it

went

hmph!"

friends burst

visit to

gave it to her

smiled shyly and said, "Let's not stand here,

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