The Heart I Gave The Love I Lost

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Chapter 6

Maggie didn’t know about Franklin’s return. Nobody had told her.

It had been half a month since she moved out of the villa. During this time, she had

gradually grown accustomed to and come to enjoy the quiet, leisurely life of living alone.

Today was weekend, and she had slept in a bit. After getting up and washing, she opened the curtains to find perfect sunshine outside.

She stretched, watered her plants, and was about to make herself a simple breakfast when the doorbell rang. It was Mrs. Smith from across the hall.

“Maggie, hope I didn’t disturb you?”

Maggie replied gently: “Not at all, I was already awake.”

“That’s good.” Mrs. Smith warmly said: “These are freshly made pies and pasta from our

home this morning. Brought some for you to try.”

“Thank you, this is too kind.”

“It’s the least we could do. If you hadn’t saved our Tommy from that mad dog the other day, who knows what would have happened.

We’ve been wanting to properly thank you, but my husband and I have been so busy with work, we couldn’t find the time… we feel quite embarrassed…”

“It was nothing, Mrs. Smith, you’re too kind.”

After some more pleasantries, Mrs. Smith left.

Back inside, Maggie ate breakfast while studying the algorithmic mechanism of an AI system she’d been researching recently.

In the afternoon, a news notification about T University’s centennial celebration popped up

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on her phone.

realized

she found several trending topics about #T

publicity wasn’t just because T University was the country’s top university,

celebration.

exceptional number of honorary alumni had been

ceremony.

prominent figures

hands trembled holding the phone as she recognized several familiar faces in the footage.

back. Her heart suddenly

entered marriage right after completing her undergraduate degree, perhaps she too might have been among the honorary

her laptop and, after some hesitation, drove to

was already afternoon. Many of the VIP

still crowded. As she wandered aimlessly around campus, a familiar voice called out to her near the familiar laboratory building.

“Mag?”

later, in a teahouse outside

a cup of tea: “How have

held the teacup, looking down with a faint smile:

divorce.”

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answer, parsed. Im

“It’s fine

plans now? Would you consider coming back to

thought about it but

know her concerns but spoke earnestly. “Mag, the company needs you. still a

You’re

Maggie couldn’t express her difficulties.

had advanced so rapidly. She’d been away from the field for six years

with current developments, let alone lead the industry as she once

from their few encounters, he could see

used to be, Johnny never dreamed that the word “insecurity would one day apply

Maggie and Franklin’s

talent aren’t comparable to ordinary geniuses. Mag, as long as you still