---- Franklin also glanced at Maggie when she returned. But after that one look, he simply smiled and continued chatting with the others. Maggie wasn't paying much attention to Franklin or Glen. After saying a few words to Johnny, she joined the conversation with Professor Liam and the others. A little while later, Professor Liam, who was seated beside Franklin, needed to ask Maggie something professional. Maggie went over to his side, just as Franklin was busy typing a message.

As Professor Liam got up to make space, he accidentally bumped Franklin's phone off the table. Maggie instinctively bent down to pick it up. She was just about to hand it to Professor Liam when she noticed-it wasn't his phone. It was Franklin's. And the screen showed his call history with Julia, ---- Realizing whose phone it was, she quickly looked away and was about to place it back down. But Franklin had already reached out his hand. He looked at her and said, "It's mine.

Professor Liam About twenty minutes later, the dinner officially came to an end. Maggie stood up,

had caught a glimpse of their chat earlier when she picked up the phone. ---- Turns out, Johnny was

take things slow, step by step. But now... it didn't seem like that would work anymore. Still, with the situation being what it was, this wasn't the right time. So he simply said, "It's nothing." Seeing Glen approach Maggie, Franklin glanced over but soon looked away, turning his attention to Julia who had just stepped out from the room opposite. Maggie and Johnny didn't

a bit about work, Franklin got into his car and left. ---- Meanwhile, thinking about how Maggie had left earlier in

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