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Maggie arrived at the A country airport, already past nine o’clock.

Today was her birthday.

When she opened her phone, she received a pile of birthday wishes.

All from colleagues and friends.

There was not a single message from Franklin.

Maggie’s smile faded.

By the time she reached the villa, it was already past ten o’clock.

Maid Sara saw her and was stunned: “Madam… why are you here?”

“Where are Franklin and Bella?”

“Master hasn’t returned yet, and Miss is playing in her room.”

Maggie handed her luggage to Sara and went upstairs..

She found her daughter sitting in her pajamas at a small table, concentrating intently on something, so focused that she didn’t even notice someone entering the room.

“Bella?”

Hearing her voice, Isabella turned her head and happily called out: “Mommy!”

Then she turned back to her task.

Maggie wanted to hug her, but was immediately pushed away: “Mommy, I’m busy.”

She hadn’t seen her daughter in two months and missed her terribly, wanting nothing more

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than to hold and kiss her. But seeing her daughter so concentrated, she didn’t want to

interrupt.

“Are you making a shell necklace?” Maggie asked.

“In a week, it will be Aunt Julie’s birthday. This is a birthday gift I’m making with Dad for Aunt Julie! We carefully polished these shells together using special tools. Aren’t they beautiful?”

cheerfully with her

she couldn’t hold back anymore. “Bella… do

back down at the beads in her hands, complaining,

embrace

stood there for a long time. Seeing that her daughter didn’t look up at her once, Maggie pressed

and said, “Madam, I just called the Master. He said he has something tonight and asked you

“I understand.”

responded, then remembering her daughter’s words, she

Franklin.

before he answered, his voice distant, “I’m busy, tomorrow we

it this late?” It

gripped her

“Nothing.”

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Franklin had

other for two or three months. She had finally managed to come to Country A, and he couldn’t even spare time to come home to see her.

for a phone call, he didn’t have the patience to let

of marriage, he had always been

had gotten used to

past, she would have called him again, patiently asking

come back.

too tired, she suddenly didn’t have the energy to

anymore.

morning, after some thought, she still

was a seventeen to eighteen–hour time difference between Country A and home. In Country A, today was

she came to Country A not only because she desperately wanted to see her daughter and Franklin but also because she hoped their family of three could have a nice meal together on this special

her birthday wish

didn’t answer the

only

we have a meal together with Bella, just the three

us?]

once you’ve decided on the location.]

14:50

I Gave,

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