The Heart I Gave The Love I Lost

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Much later, she went out. She wandered aimlessly through this country that felt both

strange and familiar.

Near noon, she remembered she had arranged to have lunch with Franklin.

Recalling the morning’s conversation, just as she was debating whether to go home to pick up their daughter, she suddenly received a message from Franklin: [Something urgent came up, lunch canceled.]

Maggie looked at it without surprise.

Because she was used to it. In Franklin’s heart, whether it was business or meeting friends… anything was more important than his wife.

Plans made with her could be canceled at his whim.

He never considered her feelings.

Was she disappointed? Perhaps she would have been before.

Now she was numb to it.

Maggie felt even more lost. She had come here so eagerly, only to receive cold treatment from both her husband and daughter.

Without realizing it, she had driven to the restaurant where she and Franklin had dined many times before.

Just as she was about to enter, she saw Franklin, Julia, and Isabella inside the restaurant.

Julia sat intimately beside her daughter.

Her daughter swung her legs happily, playing around with Julia, leaning over to eat pastries that Julia had

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his gaze remained fixed on Julia across the table, as

she had carried for ten months, nearly losing

a while, she withdrew her gaze and turned

away.

He had been her girlhood dream, yet he had

never have married her. In the past, she had naively believed that if she tried hard enough, there would surely come a day when he would see her.

the face. Almost seven years had

give them to Franklin, Maggie dragged her suitcase to

was past nine in the evening when father and daughter returned.

of the car. Because her mother was here, she

mother had come specifically to spend time with her and her father, and they would make her sad

didn’t come back tonight, mother would surely follow them on their sea trip

still worried and said glumly, “Dad, what if mom insists on

Franklin said with

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to find ways to spend more time with him, she was still sensible

upset

memory, Maggie had always been very obedient to Franklin. Since he

previous gloom disappeared as she bounced into the house, telling Auntie Sara

Maggie’s instructions, handed the envelope to Franklin, “Sir, Madam

casually asking,

and returned home