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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caring words, Maggie's eyes

CEO. Your

Chapter 13

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

much they said they'll be back

he have business dinner

when he heard you were

d

to eat with us. He

"Good."

finished

Maggie, he smiled saying

have you

was too busy before... I'll eat more

and kept adding meat to her bowl as the servants served

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

had strictly ordered it, Franklin had never helped her

how Franklin misunderstood her, he

thought, Maggie gave a bitter smile, and the

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asked her to seek

was dozing. Maggie handed Jason a

uncle

him. "I

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

she had secured several patents in artificial intelligence years ago, and the tech company she co-founded

meant she could earn tens of millions even while

"You've given uncle money many times, but the

Remained barely alive.

I

a company to invest heavily during transformation.

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