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.

the date, and realized

several trending topics about

university, with every move closely watched, but also because

celebration.

number of honorary alumni

ceremony.

were prominent figures across various

at the screen several times. Her hands trembled holding the phone

back. Her heart suddenly

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

closed her laptop and, after some hesitation, drove to T

of the VIP guests invited

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

“Mag?”

in a teahouse outside T

tea: “How have

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

divorce.”

The

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“It’s fine

now? Would you consider coming back to

about it but

spoke earnestly. “Mag, the company needs you.

You’re

Johnny’s serious expression, Maggie couldn’t express

to. But Al development had advanced so rapidly.

couldn’t keep up with current developments, let alone lead the industry

and Maggie had rarely met in recent years, even from their few encounters, he could see how far she had fallen from her former brilliant self

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

and Franklin’s married lite but he

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 want to walk this path, it’s not to bite to