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

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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.

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

in the

came back, Auntie 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

the necklace Daddy and I made for you

your dad made this yourselves? That must have taken a lot of effort. You're amazing.

so glad you

"It's been a week since I've seen you, Auntie Julie. I missed you so much. If I hadn't been able to call you every day, I wouldn't have been able to stay in Country

then, footsteps approached from the

Maggie froze.

It was Franklin.

seeing him, she could tell just from

their six or seven years of marriage, she had basically waited

footsteps were just like the man himself-unhurried

steady and seemingly indifferent, as if nothing could faze him even if the

and no one in

But then Julia appeared.

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there was

could

"Daddy."

all

responded briefly, then said to

Aha smiled, "Thanks."

for Auntie Julie? Quick, give them to

went

cheek, "That's a private gift your daddy prepared for Auntie Julie. He'll probably give it to her in private.

"I've already given it

secretly went to see Auntie Julie without

hmph!"

burst

remembered Julia's visit to

gave it to

smiled shyly and said, "Let's