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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assumed she had just returned

treated her like a stranger, coldly passing by and

company.

his sudden return would

him, she would have watched him with excited, joy–filled eyes, smiling and wishing him good morning

handsome

previous excitement

hadn’t noticed these changes before

he had returned, but since he was back, perhaps the divorce

of Franklin, immediately focusing on work

to instruct her: “Make two cups of

the CEO’s office.”

his love for coffee, she had put great effort into

tasting her coffee, whether at home or in the office, Franklin had specifically requested coffee made by her.

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

had underestimated his dislike and wariness of her.

he liked–just her coffee.

her, his attitude remained

Heim Dave

he usually had Jake contact her, and

any chance to get close to him.

were busy, did

to his office herself.

time, from Jake’s tone on the phone, she was to bring the coffee directly

coffee, Maggie placed it on a tray to deliver to

office door

she reached his office doorway, about to knock politely, she saw Julia sitting

froze, her face suddenly turning