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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discussed, Maggie had no way of knowing.

didn’t dwell on it, nor

and went back to her room.

her and often invited

she had left quite a few daily necessities

of pajamas and went into

she sat down on her usual side of the bed.

book she had placed in her

lost track of time until her eyes started hurting. Closing the book, she checked

still hadn’t

had initially believed she had schemed against him, by

while he still wasn’t particularly close to her, their relationship had improved compared

then, shortly after that,

in love with Julia and began

that, he barely touched her at

wasn’t sure if Franklin’s late return meant he wasn’t planning to

he was just busy with something.

left the

voice came from nearby.

you don’t

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this late?”

Maria’s

source

Maria and

Her steps faltered.

was smoking, not responding.

this distance, and with him backlit, Maggie

she’s only 25 and has already earned a

She’s beautiful, with a wild and untameable spirit – her excellence and radiance are qualities that most women

possess.

it takes to attract you. But her background isn’t prestigious enough. Frank, have you thought this through?

what kind

” Maria frowned. While she looked down on

either.