The Heart I Gave The Love I Lost

Chapter 9

She had already resigned.

Even without this incident, once they found her replacement, she would leave the company immediately.

But she knew that no one here cared about her affairs. There was no point in saying

anything.

Maggie silently turned to leave with the tray.

Before leaving, she heard Julia gently comforting Franklin, “Come on, Franky, I’m sure she didn’t mean to, don’t stay angry…”

Maggie poured out the coffee and held her scalded fingers under running water, then

expertly retrieved ointment from her bag to apply to the burn.

Despite her current culinary skills and coffee–making expertise, before marrying Franklin,

she had never done housework, couldn’t cook, and had never even tasted coffee.

But after marriage, for Franklin and their child, she had learned it all.

The countless hours spent learning, progressing from terrible to perfect–only she knew the

bitterness of that journey.

As for the ointment in her bag–what mother who personally cared for her child didn’t habitually carry some first aid supplies?

Though since Isabella had gone to Country A with Franklin, she rarely needed these medicines anymore.

Fortunately, they hadn’t expired.

After treating her wound, Maggie pushed down the needle–like pain in her chest and returned to her desk to work.

14:52

Gave.

she finished organizing her documents, the overheard-“Theard the CEO grifriend is visiting

is she? What’s her background?

about her background, but the front desk says she’s from a wealthy family, super beautiful, with amazing presence!”

and, remembering they had a meeting with her, quickly fell

“CEO’s girlfriend” meant Julia. But her expression remained unchanged as she left the office and entered the

they encountered Julia approaching with four senior

manner careful, fawning, and

with a smile, “Thank you all for taking

company.”

every movement

company’s first lady, her courtesy tinged with distance, clearly treating the executives as her subordinates.

your relationship with the

“Indeed, indeed.”

Maggie’s group exit the elevator, despite them already moving aside to clear

had bumped into

glances at Julia while quickly backing

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wall.

noticed

Julia quickly shifted her gaze away with indifference, clearly not considering Maggie worth her attention, and proceeded to the elevator surrounded by the executives.

colleagues exhaled in relief, then excitedly

she’s so beautiful, and wearing all designer brands–must be expensive! No wonder she’s from a wealthy family, so confident and commanding. The difference between her and us common people is really

“Exactly, exactly!”

and asked softly, “What do you

her eyes and

actually her father’s illegitimate daughter.

she was eight, her father had insisted on divorcing her mother to marry Julia’s mother, not wanting Julia and her