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

she had nothing more

to leave, Isabella looked up at Maggie and asked,

haven’t been home for so long.” Hearing this, Old Yves paused for a moment, but didn’t speak. He simply let out a quiet

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

and she asked, “Then are you going

you last weekend, so I went to Grandma’s, but you weren’t

gone to

parents‘ house to have dinner with Grandma and the

on the phone, Maggie paused, then

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

looked at Franklin, and he understood her unspoken words. He said to

Franklin said with a smile. “Then tomorrow

school.”

back to Grandma’s after

at Maggie. “That’s something you’ll have to discuss

looked up at her.

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