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

Chapter 113

Maggie sat beside Nolan, but he was still engaged in conversation with Old Madam Miller, so he hadn't paid attention to he

yet.

She turned to Johnny and said softly, "Thanks."

She could feel the difference in Old Madam Miller's demeanor since Nolan's arrival. Her grandmother was visibly happier.

anny shrugged. "No need to thank me. Teacher gave me his response after seeing your project proposal a while ago, so I to Im about tonight's banquet.

He decided to come because of that. If anyone should be thanked, it should be you."

Before Maggie could respond, someone called out, "Franklin Wilson?"

Maggie hesitated, then turned to see Franklin walking toward them at the door.

In the quiet room, he made his way toward Old Madam Miller with steady steps. "Happy Birthday," he said, presenting her with a gift box, holding it with both hands.

"I wasn't sure whether you'd like the previous gift, so I brought another one. I hope you like it."

Old Madam Miller was surprised to see him. The coldness in her expression didn't change much.

While the Green family had been shameless in their actions tonight, it was clear that without Franklin's backing, they wouldn have been so bold. But, since there were so many eyes on them, she politely accepted the gift with a distant, courteous smile. "Thank you. You're very thoughtful," she said, then turned to a nearby server. "Please add another chair and place another se of utensils."

Franklin didn't seem bothered by her cool reception. He spotted Nolan, and after giving a calm greeting, "Mr. Nolan," the two exchanged a brief nod.

Seeing Maggie glance at him, Nolan looked back at her and then instructed a waiter to set a chair between him and Maggie. Franklin sat down.

The moment Nolan appeared, word spread quickly among the guests from the Miller family. The news of his arrival at Old Madam Miller's birthday banquet traveled like wildfire.

the news reached

at the

Miller family has such powerful

know that. Oh, is that Johnny in the photo? The beautiful woman

But if the woman next to Johnny

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"How so?"

a pretty good relationship, and it seems like things might be getting serious. Gray family is

increased by a lot if they're now connected to Johnny's circle. Looks like we

expected Nolan

Miller family, things began to

was confused when she saw the reactions around her. She asked, "Who is Nolan? Why is everyone so shocked by his arrival?" Julia replied with a neutral expression, "He's a world-renowned figure in Al, a national-level

was because she missed the opportunity to meet such

www

a scoff.

here to wish that old woman a happy birthday?

icy tone. "They only know each other

Maggie had only met Nolan through Johnny, and it was most likely Johnny's influence that led to

softened.

Harry and Levi were seated behind Julia. Harry had been quietly eating when he overheard someone mention Nolan attending the Miller family's birthday banquet. He paused

and the one here are on the same day, so the

of the connection between Franklin and Julia,

about this arrangement before, only learning about it when he overheard the

implications. "So, the Miller family

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