The Heart I Gave The Love I Lost

Chapter 10

That day, Maggie didn’t pay any more attention to Franklin and Julia’s affairs.

She worked until almost nine, and just as she was finishing up, her phone rang–her best friend Jessica calling.

Answering, she learned Jessica was drunk and needed a ride home from the restaurant.

Maggie quickly finished her documents, grabbed her car keys, and left the office.

Twenty minutes later, she arrived at her destination.

As she walked toward the entrance, a little girl emerged from the parking lot.

Seeing the girl’s clear profile, Maggie froze.

Bella? Shouldn’t she be in school in Country A? How… had she returned with Franklin?

Although her position didn’t grant her access to confidential company documents, she knew

that Franklin’s development work in Country A would take some time to complete fully.

She had assumed Franklin was only returning briefly to handle some matters.

She never expected their daughter would come back too…

She didn’t know exactly when they had returned, but judging from the fact that she had seen Franklin early this morning, they must have been back for at least a day by now.

Yet her daughter hadn’t called her once to inform her about their return.

Thinking about this, Maggie gripped her handbag tightly and quietly followed the small figure bouncing happily ahead of her.

When they reached the lobby’s corner, Julia and several of Franklin’s friends appeared at the end of the hallway.

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Maggie immediately stepped aside to hide, then heard her daughter happily call out “Auntie Juliet” before quickly running forward and throwing herself into Julia’s arins.

her back to them, using the plants and chair

conceal herself.

in

I missed you so much that he finished his work early and brought me back! We specifically returned the day before

miss it”

the necklace Daddy and I made for you by

made this yourselves? That must have taken a lot of effort. You’re amazing, Bella. Auntie loves it, thank you!”

like it,

Julia affectionately, “It’s been a week since I’ve seen you, Auntie Julie. I missed you so much. If I hadn’t been able to call you every day, I wouldn’t have been

in Country A…”

missed you

then, footsteps approached from the

Maggie froze.

It was Franklin.

him, she could tell just from the sound

so certain was that during their six or seven years of marriage, she had basically waited

the man

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indifferent, as if nothing could faze him even

think nothing and no one in this world

Julia

suddenly there was an exception-

think further,

friends all

responded briefly, then said to Julia, “Happy birthday.”

Julia smiled, “Thanks.”

birthday gifts for Auntie

everything went quiet

burst out laughing and bent down to pinch Isabella’s cheek, “That’s a private gift your daddy prepared for Auntie Julie. He’ll probably give it to her in. private.

others also chuckled suggestively.

“I’ve already given

When?” Isabella pouted, “Daddy, you secretly went to see Auntie Julie

friends burst into

Maggie remembered Julia’s visit to the company this

probably gave it to her

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