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

trending

T University was the country’s top university, with every move closely watched, but also because

celebration.

honorary alumni had been

ceremony.

honorary alumni were prominent figures

trembled holding the phone as she recognized several

flooded back.

entered marriage right after completing her undergraduate degree, perhaps she too

and, after some hesitation, drove

Many of the VIP guests invited to the ceremony had

crowded. As she wandered aimlessly around campus, a

“Mag?”

in a teahouse outside T University.

her a cup of tea: “How have

teacup, looking down with a faint smile: “Quite well, just…

divorce.”

The Love

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hadn’t expected this answer,

“It’s fine

plans now? Would you consider coming back

thought about it

“Mag, the company needs you. still a shareholder, and I hope

You’re

at Johnny’s serious expression, Maggie couldn’t express

didn’t want to. But Al development had advanced so rapidly.

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

even from their few encounters, he could see how far she had fallen from her former brilliant self

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

and Franklin’s

suspicions, 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 long as you still