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 of

didn’t dwell on it, nor did she care to.

turned and went back to her

her and often invited

quite a few

and went into the bathroom

down on her usual side of the bed. Seeing

out the book she had placed in her

time until her eyes started hurting. Closing the book, she checked the time and realized it

Franklin still hadn’t

though Franklin had initially believed she had schemed against him, by their

still wasn’t particularly close to her, their

after that, Julia

Julia and

he barely touched her at all.

Franklin’s late return meant he wasn’t

he was just busy with

these thoughts, Maggie unconsciously left the

then, a voice came from nearby.

it because Maggie’s there that you don’t

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this late?”

was Maria’s

looked toward the source of the sound.

Maria and Franklin.

Her steps faltered.

smoking, not

this distance, and with him backlit, Maggie couldn’t make out

heard she’s only 25 and has already earned a doctorate from a top global

seems to handle family business matters well too. She’s beautiful, with a wild and untameable spirit – her

possess.

isn’t prestigious enough. Frank, have you thought this through? You – ”

kind of woman

Maria frowned. While she looked down on Maggie, she didn’t approve

either.