With her part of the work done, Maggie was about to leave. She turned to Charlie and said, “I have some other matters to attend to, Lane, please entertain Mr. Wilson.”

As she stood up and was about to leave, Franklin glanced at his watch, then looked up at her and asked, “How about dinner tonight?”

Before Maggie could respond, he added, “I’ll have someone pick up Isabella as well.”

Charlie had assumed that Franklin was simply asking her out for a meal to celebrate their successful cooperation. But when he heard the second part of Franklin’s sentence, he froze, realizing that the tone between Franklin and Maggie seemed unusually familiar, almost as if they had known each other for a long time.

And… Who was Isabella?

It suddenly dawned on him that Franklin might be trying to bring up Julia, using Isabella as leverage in case she refused to have dinner with him.

If this had happened in the past, Maggie might have felt a pang of jealousy. But now, her expression remained indifferent, and she replied calmly, “Sorry, I’m busy.”

Without waiting for a response, she turned and walked out of the room without a backward glance.

Franklin’s smile didn’t falter, even as he received her rejection. He seemed unfazed by her cold attitude.

Franklin, wanting to say something, but Franklin just chuckled softly to himself, not seeming to care about Maggie’s apparent

the belief that Maggie was acting out of personal vengeance toward Julia, blowing

fond of Maggie, and after seeing her behavior, he became

began to notice a strange dynamic between Maggie and Johnny. They seemed

some reason, Franklin seemed completely unbothered by it

couldn’t figure out what was going on. As he saw Franklin preparing to leave,

hand before sitting down. He didn’t

After confirming everything was in order, she

responded, “Looking forward

part of the work done, Maggie was about to leave. She turned to Charlie and said, “I have some other

about to leave, Franklin glanced at his watch, then looked up at her and asked, “How about dinner

could respond, he added, “I’ll have someone pick up Isabella as

when he heard the second part of Franklin’s sentence, he froze, realizing that the tone between Franklin and Maggie seemed unusually familiar, almost as if they had known each

And… Who was Isabella?

be trying to bring up Julia, using Isabella as

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