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.

back to them, using the plants and chair back

conceal herself.

back in the country too?”

so much that he finished his work early and brought me back! We specifically returned the day before your birthday so

wouldn’t miss

and I made for you by hand. Happy

your dad made this yourselves? That must have taken a lot of effort. You’re amazing, Bella. Auntie

glad you like it,

you so much.

stay in Country

you too,

then, footsteps approached

Maggie froze.

It was Franklin.

seeing him, she could tell just from the

during their six or seven

just like the man himself–unhurried and

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with his close family members, he remained steady and seemingly indifferent, as if nothing could faze

to think nothing and no one in this world could disturb his

Julia appeared.

was an exception-

think further, she heard her daughter

all

briefly, then said to Julia, “Happy

Julia smiled, “Thanks.”

gifts for Auntie Julie? Quick, give them to

everything went quiet

to pinch Isabella’s cheek, “That’s a private gift your daddy prepared for Auntie Julie. He’ll probably give

also

already given

you secretly went to

friends burst

visit to the

probably gave it to

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