The Heart I Gave The Love I Lost

Chapter 19

As soon as her hair was dry, Isabella announced she wanted to go to sleep.

Maggie noticed her eyes fixed on her phone, knowing she still wanted to play with it. She said, “You can look at it for a while, but then you need to sleep, okay?”

“I know.”

Since mommy was free tomorrow, she needed to let Auntie Julie know about this.

Isabella worried about how to tell Julia without hurting her feelings or making her sad, and kept pondering over the best way to break the news.

Already feeling troubled, she grew even more impatient with Maggie’s nagging and pushed her toward the door. “Mom, please go. I’ll turn off my phone and go to sleep by nine–thirty.”

Isabella was indeed self–disciplined about this.

Hearing this, Maggie bid her goodnight and left the room.

Isabella immediately closed the door and locked it.

Maggie had barely taken a step when she heard the sound of Isabella locking the door.

She knew Isabella wasn’t trying to keep others out.

She was only trying to keep her out.

She probably locked the door because she wanted to discuss something with Julia.

And that was exactly the case.

As soon as Isabella locked the door, she rushed back to open her phone and found Julie’s

text message: [Auntie Julie…]

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they discussed, Maggie had no way

on it, nor

went back to

her and often

the years, she had left quite a few daily necessities here.

found a set of pajamas and went into the bathroom

side of the bed. Seeing it

she had placed in her bag earlier

of time until her eyes started hurting. Closing the book,

Franklin still hadn’t

though Franklin had initially believed she had schemed

close to her, their

after

Julia and began distancing himself from her again.

touched her at all.

Franklin’s late return meant he wasn’t planning to come back to the

he was

in these thoughts, Maggie unconsciously left the

then, a voice came from

asleep. Is it because Maggie’s there that you don’t want to

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this late?”

was Maria’s

source of the sound.

was Maria

Her steps faltered.

was smoking, not

and with him backlit, Maggie couldn’t make out

you. I’ve met Julia a few times. I heard she’s only 25 and has already

with a wild and untameable spirit – her excellence and radiance are qualities that most women don’t

possess.

attract you. But her background isn’t prestigious enough. Frank, have you thought

kind of woman

looked down on Maggie, she didn’t approve of Julia

either.