Chapter 13

Meanwhile,

Isabella had always been close to Maggie's grandmother.

Before, whenever Isabella was home and Maggie visited the family, she almost always brought her

Rughter along.

But now, although Isabella had returned to the country, she hadn't called her once in all these days

Instead, she called Julia every day, unable to go even a few days without seeing her.

Given that, there was no need to force things.

Besides, now that Isabella and Julia were so close, if the old lady found out, who knew how upset she would be.

So this time, even though Isabella was back in the country, Maggie didn't go to Franklin's place to pick her up, but went to the family home alone.

The traffic was heavy, and it was already past six when Maggie arrived.

Maggie's grandmother's smile faltered when she saw her, gently touching her face with concern, "You've lost weight."

Maggie's eyelashes fluttered as she said, "Work has been busy lately."

The old lady sighed, "No matter how busy, you must eat properly."

"I know, Grandmother. I'll take care of myself."

Maggie sat beside her grandmother, resting her face on the elderly woman's shoulder, seeking some warmth.

Seeing the lamb soup was nearly ready, the old lady asked someone to serve her a bowl to warm her

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her grandmother's caring words, Maggie's eyes welled

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Chapter 13

her grandmother would worry, she quickly composed herself and asked, "Haven't Aunt and the

They're enjoying themselves so much they said they'll

he have business

he heard you were

d

back to eat with

"Good."

they finished

he smiled saying "Mag, you're

"Why have you lost

smiled, "I was too busy before... I'll

sighed and kept adding meat to her bowl as the servants

noted her weight loss, Maggie could also see how haggard he looked. Although she didn't work at Jason's Corporation, she knew the company was struggling. Jason was overwhelmed with company matters daily but couldn't turn things around yet. Over the years, if Franklin had helped with just a few projects, Jason's Corporation would never have fallen into

except for the two times when Franklin's grandmother had strictly ordered it, Franklin had never

misunderstood her, he wouldn't just refuse to help-he might even

this thought, Maggie gave a bitter smile, and the delicious lamb in her mouth suddenly

Chapter 11

asked her to seek Franklin's

old lady was dozing. Maggie handed Jason a card containing ten

your uncle

no use for it anyway." Maggie pressed the card back to him. "I can't help with anything else, this is all I

always been academically gifted. She could handle research and development, but she seemed

in artificial intelligence years ago, and the tech company she co-founded with Johnny and others paid

meant she could earn

given uncle money many times, but the

Remained barely alive.

I

for a company to invest heavily during

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