Chapter

That

10

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.

Is Wanted

sat down on a nearby sofa with her back to them, using the plants and chair back

in the country

finished his work early and

necklace Daddy and I made for you by hand. Happy birthday, Auntie

you and your dad made this yourselves? That must have taken a lot of effort.

you like it, Auntie

I've seen you, Auntie Julie. I missed you so much. If I hadn't been able to

approached from

Maggie froze.

It was Franklin.

tell just from the sound

was that during their six or seven years of marriage, she had basically waited for him

just like

and seemingly indifferent, as if nothing could faze

and no one in this world could

But then Julia appeared.

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Your Wife Has Wanted

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there was an

of the past, before Maggle could think further, she

"Daddy."

friends all greeted

responded briefly, then said to Julia,

Aha smiled, "Thanks."

prepare other birthday gifts for Auntie Julie? Quick, give them

everything went quiet

down to pinch Isabella's cheek, "That's a private gift your daddy prepared for Auntie Julie. He'll probably give it to her in private. We shouldn't interfere, haha~"

said, "I've already given it

went to see Auntie

hmph!"

friends burst

remembered Julia's visit to the

it to her

smiled shyly and said, "Let's not stand

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