The Heart I Gave The Love I Lost

Chapter 8

It was nearly dawn when they got home.

Isabella had fallen asleep before they even reached home.

Carrying Isabella upstairs, Franklin passed the master bedroom and noticed the door was open, but it was pitch black inside.

After putting Isabella to bed, he returned to the master bedroom, turned on the dim lights, and glanced at the bed–empty.

Maggie wasn’t there. Just then, the butler brought up his luggage.

Franklin loosened his tie and asked, “Where is she?”

The butler quickly replied, “Madam went on a business trip.”

He hadn’t been present when Maggie left with her luggage half a month ago.

Other servants had mentioned seeing her leave with luggage, presumably for a business

trip.

Strangely, Maggie rarely traveled for business before, and when she did, it was usually for just two or three days.

This time she’d been gone for half a month. Franklin merely grunted in acknowledgment, asking nothing more.

The next day.

Franklin ran into Maggie at the company.

Unaware that Franklin and Isabella had returned, Maggie froze momentarily at the

unexpected encounter.

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but assumed she had just returned from her business trip,

he treated her like a stranger, coldly passing by and

company.

learning of his sudden return would have delighted

moments, even if she couldn’t embrace him, she would have watched him

merely glanced at his handsome face before lowering her gaze,

of her previous excitement and joy.

changes before he left.

when he had returned, but since he

didn’t dwell on thoughts of Franklin, immediately focusing on work upon returning

Jake called to instruct her: “Make two cups of coffee and

the CEO’s office.”

love for coffee, she had put great effort into mastering its preparation.

After tasting her coffee, whether at home or in the office, Franklin had specifically

Franklin truly loved her coffee had excited her for a long time. She thought it was the first

underestimated his dislike and wariness of

all he

her, his attitude remained cold

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her coffee, he usually had Jake contact her, and after she made it,

any chance to get close

were busy, did she have

coffee to his office

she

coffee, Maggie placed it on a tray to deliver to him.

office door was

to knock politely, she saw Julia

froze, her face suddenly