The Heart I Gave The Love I Lost

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To her, the only way to know whether something would work was to try it.

Her approach to love was the same.

She had loved Franklin so deeply that she was willing to give up her future and academic pursuits to devote herself to her family. Even though the cost had been high, Johnny had

never seen any regret in her eyes.

So now, when Maggie said she was fine and would let go of it, Johnny believed her.

He smiled. “Want a drink?”

Maggie smiled back. “Sure.”

The two of them walked against the crowd toward the refreshments area.

“Do you want some wine?”

“Just a little,” Maggie replied.

She wasn’t fond of alcohol, but her tolerance wasn’t bad.

They clinked their glasses and stood quietly, savoring the wine.

A while later, someone approached them.

“John, you’re here too?”

“Professor Nolan.” Upon seeing the visitor, Johnny quickly approached and greeted him

warmly, “I was just about to find you, but couldn’t see you anywhere.”

Professor Nolan smiled teasingly, “Really? I find that hard to believe.”

“Really, more true than pearls. I came here this time specifically to introduce someone to

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you.”

gaze shifted to Maggie. His eyes were filled with

also confusion.

impressive young woman with

being

he didn’t know Johnny better, he

gesture, introducing, “Maggie, my junior sister, a genius in language programming. I can guarantee that

“Your junior sister?”

in the domestic AI field.

the

Nolan had never heard of before.

“CUAP was developed by

years ago.”

programming languages, CUAP was almost unparalleled in

Nolan could hardly believe his

not, you’ll have your answer after talking to her.”

few questions to gauge her depth of knowledge. Once he

they became, completely engrossed in their conversation.

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them from

up and saw

noticed him, she smiled politely and

froze for a moment.

react, Julia had already reached him. “Mr.

Johnny could speak, Maggie, hearing someone approaching to greet him,

had been smiling politely, but the moment she saw Maggie, her

exist, and returned to smiling at Johnny. She was about to speak, but Johnny, smiling, looked at

Brown. Mag, would

words had three layers of meaning:

and Maggie

the tension between Maggie

made his stance clear – he stood

known that Johnny and

they were so

what their exact

Johnny had said it like that, Julia quickly

“So, does this mean that I

tomorrow?”