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 it was indeed T University’s birthday.

found several trending topics about

was the country’s top university,

celebration.

number of honorary alumni had been invited back

ceremony.

prominent figures

screen several times. Her hands trembled holding the phone

flooded back. Her heart suddenly felt chaotic.

undergraduate degree, perhaps she too might have been among the honorary

her laptop and, after some hesitation, drove to T

afternoon. Many of the VIP guests invited

campus, a familiar voice called out to her near the familiar laboratory

“Mag?”

a teahouse outside

poured her a cup of tea: “How have

looking down with a faint smile: “Quite well,

divorce.”

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hadn’t expected this answer, parsed.

“It’s fine

you consider coming back to the

about it

earnestly. “Mag, the company needs you. still a shareholder, and I hope you’ll come back to take charge

You’re

Maggie couldn’t express her difficulties.

advanced so rapidly. She’d

returned now, she feared she couldn’t keep up with current developments, let alone lead the

met in recent years, even from their few encounters, he could see how far she had fallen from

dreamed that the word “insecurity would one day

much about Maggie and Franklin’s

he didn’t voice them, instead speaking earnestly. “It’s okay to fall behind temporarily. Your ability and talent aren’t comparable to ordinary geniuses. Mag, as