Old Yves didn’t even bother to respond to Franklin. Maggie didn’t say anything in reply to his comment either.

Franklin didn’t mind being ignored. When he saw that Maggie’s tea was about to run out, he picked up the purple clay teapot and poured more tea for both her and Old Yves.

Throughout lunch and tea, Maggie mostly spoke with Old Yves and Isabella.

It was unclear whether it was because she didn’t want to speak to him or because Franklin didn’t want to speak to

By the time they were about to leave the Yves family’s house around 2 p.m.,

Maggie suddenly realized that they had been in the same room for nearly four hours, yet neither of them had said a

word to each other.

Old Yves had naturally noticed the awkward silence as well. But Franklin didn’t look back, and Maggie had already let go of her feelings for him.

She understood that the reason he had invited them here today was not to try to reunite them. With nothing to say to

other, she had nothing more

as they were getting ready to leave, Isabella looked up at Maggie and asked, “Mom, are you

home for so long.” Hearing this, Old Yves paused for

silent. Maggie gently stroked Isabella’s small face and said, “Mom still has

asked, “Then are you going to Grandma’s house or are you going on

you last weekend, so I went to Grandma’s, but you weren’t there. Grandma said you were

Isabella had gone

back to her parents‘ house to have dinner with Grandma and

she missed her and couldn’t reach her on the

that, Isabella’s face lit up. She had thought that Maggle would be

words. He said to Isabella, “So, does that mean

with a smile. “Then tomorrow afternoon, I’ll

school.”

go back to Grandma’s after

something you’ll have to discuss

at her. “Mom, are you going to leave Grandma’s house

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