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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she had just returned from

like a stranger, coldly passing

company.

sudden

watched him with excited, joy–filled eyes, smiling and wishing him

now, Maggie merely glanced at his handsome

her previous excitement and

noticed these changes before

had returned, but since he was back, perhaps

of Franklin, immediately focusing on work upon

hour later, Jake called to instruct her: “Make two cups

the CEO’s office.”

when she was trying to win Franklin’s affection, learning of his love for

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

learning that Franklin truly loved her coffee had excited her for a long time. She thought it

had underestimated his dislike and wariness of her.

he liked–just her coffee.

his attitude remained cold and

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

gave her any chance to get close to him.

and others were busy, did she

his office herself.

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

on a tray to deliver to him.

office door

office doorway, about to knock politely, she saw Julia sitting on Franklin’s lap, the two apparently kissing.

froze, her face