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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had no way of

dwell on it, nor

turned and went back

her and often invited her

left quite a few daily necessities

found a set of pajamas and went into

usual side of the bed. Seeing it was

out the book she had placed in her

track of time until her eyes started hurting. Closing the book, she checked the time and realized it was already eleven–thirty.

Franklin still hadn’t returned.

initially believed she had schemed against

particularly close to her, their relationship had improved

then, shortly after

love with Julia and began distancing himself

that, he barely touched her

return meant he wasn’t

he

in these thoughts, Maggie unconsciously left the bedroom and went

voice

you don’t want to go back to the

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this late?”

was Maria’s voice.

source of

was Maria and Franklin.

Her steps faltered.

smoking, not

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

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

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

possess.

certainly has what it takes to attract you. But her background isn’t

“I know what kind of woman I want.”

– ” Maria frowned. While she looked down on

either.