The Heart I Gave The Love I Lost

Chapter 17

The elderly lady frowned, “Mag – ”

“Mom’s here?” Isabella had just come down from the second floor in the elevator. Seeing

Maggie, she was quite happy, after all, she hadn’t been in contact with her for over two

weeks.

She interrupted the elderly lady and threw herself into Maggie’s arms, “Mom!” Maggie paused, gently hugged her back with a soft “mm,” but said nothing more.

The elderly lady actually didn’t want Maggie to leave Wilson Group. However, seeing

Isabella present, she didn’t continue the previous topic, instead smiling and saying to

Maggie, “Mag, it’s been so long since I’ve had tea made by you. Would you make some for grandmother?”

Having grown up at Grandmother Wilson’s side, Maggie had developed a calm and patient

nature from a young age.

With her natural talent and years of practice, her tea ceremony skills were quite good. “Of course, but it’s almost dinner time…”

Maria, who preferred coffee to tea and didn’t like watching Maggie’s tea ceremony, cut in, “Yes, we’ll start dinner soon when Frank and York return…” Just as she finished speaking,

Franklin arrived. Upon entering, he first greeted the elderly lady and Stella.

Seeing Maggie, he glanced at her briefly before looking away, sitting down in a single chair

far from her.

Seeing Franklin, Isabella immediately left Maggie’s embrace and ran to him, “Dad!”

looked around, and was about to speak when Maria arrived.

sunny disposition, he bounded in, gracefully jumping over

you all waiting for me?” Maria playfully

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head, “Yes,

starving waiting for you!”

reserved and rarely spoke, and Maria was hot–tempered, York was the family’s joy, particularly close to

Stella’s cold expression softened into a smile, and the elderly lady

was getting late and everyone was hungry,

be

went to the small dining room. The

Isabella, and Maggie together.

beckoned to Isabella, “Bella,

was always trying tirelessly to bring Maggie

Franklin closer.

this by now. They all thought

matchmaking attempts over the years, Franklin’s attitude

even bothering to get involved this time, and simply sat down wherever.

arrangements, he wouldn’t defy

matters.

meant tacit acceptance. Maggie no longer

matchmaking attempts.

neutral, though she smiled gently at the elderly

stay as

helpless, thinking