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.

legs happily, playing around with Julia, leaning over

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he served them both, but his gaze remained fixed on Julia across the table, as if she were the only one in his world.

was the daughter she had carried for

stood there watching. After a while, she withdrew her gaze and

away.

been her

that night’s accident and the old master’s pressure, he would 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

her hard across the face. Almost seven years had passed. It

them to

the evening when father and

moving sluggishly as she got out of the car. Because her mother was here, she actually hadn’t wanted to come home tonight.

spend time with her and her father, and they would make her sad if they didn’t

didn’t come back tonight, mother would surely follow

But she was still worried and said glumly, “Dad,

won’t,” Franklin said with certainty.

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ways to spend more time with him,

dare upset

obedient to Franklin. Since he said she wouldn’t, then

felt relieved. Her mood lifted, and her previous gloom disappeared as she bounced into the house, telling Auntie Sara she wanted to take a

the envelope to Franklin, “Sir, Madam asked

took it, casually asking, “Where

packed and returned home at noon. Didn’t