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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The Love

Chapter 8

Maggie, Franklin showed slight surprise but assumed she had just returned from her business trip, thinking nothing more of

her like a stranger, coldly

company.

learning of his sudden return would have

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

at his handsome face

of her previous

hadn’t noticed these changes before

his tall, steady figure retreat, Maggie wondered when he had returned, but since he was back, perhaps the divorce

resolved to divorce, Maggie didn’t dwell on thoughts of Franklin, immediately focusing on work upon returning to her desk.

an hour later, Jake called to instruct her: “Make two cups of coffee and

the CEO’s office.”

love for coffee, she had put great

dedication had paid off. After tasting her coffee, whether at home or in the office, Franklin had specifically requested coffee made

her for a long time.

dislike and wariness of her. True, he liked her coffee.

that was all he liked–just her coffee.

his attitude remained cold

Dave

wanted her coffee, he usually had Jake contact her, and after

never gave her any chance to get close to him.

and others were busy, did she have the

his

she was to

it on a

door was

office doorway, about to knock politely, she saw

froze, her face suddenly