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.

sat down on a nearby sofa with her back to them, using the

conceal herself.

you’re back in

finished his work early and brought me back! We specifically returned the day before your

miss it”

necklace Daddy and I made for you by hand. Happy birthday, Auntie

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

so glad you like

you, Auntie Julie. I missed you so much. If I hadn’t been able to call you every day, I

stay in Country

missed you

footsteps approached from

Maggie froze.

It was Franklin.

without seeing him, she could tell just from the sound of

or seven years of

the man himself–unhurried

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

used to think nothing and no one in

Julia appeared.

was

Maggie could think further, she heard

friends all greeted

responded briefly, then said to Julia, “Happy

Julia smiled, “Thanks.”

birthday gifts for Auntie Julie? Quick, give them to her!”

went quiet over there.

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. We

others also chuckled

“I’ve already given it to

Isabella pouted, “Daddy, you secretly went to see Auntie Julie without me again, hmph!”

friends burst into

visit to the

gave it to her then.

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