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.

nearby sofa with her back to them, using the plants and chair

conceal herself.

back in the country

and I missed you so much that he finished his

miss it”

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

dad made this yourselves? That must have taken a lot

so glad you like

affectionately, “It’s been a week since I’ve seen you, Auntie Julie. I missed you so much. If I hadn’t been

in Country A…”

missed you too, Bella.”

approached from

Maggie froze.

It was Franklin.

she could tell just from the sound of

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

footsteps were just like the

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steady and seemingly indifferent, as if nothing could faze him even if the sky were falling.

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

then Julia appeared.

there was

in memories of the past, before Maggie could think further, she heard her

all greeted him.

said to Julia, “Happy birthday.”

Julia smiled, “Thanks.”

for Auntie

went quiet over there.

cheek, “That’s a private gift your daddy prepared for Auntie

also chuckled

“I’ve already given it

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

friends burst into laughter.

visit to

it to her

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