The Heart I Gave The Love I Lost

Chapter 39

Since Isabella was mostly fine, she likely wouldn’t need to stay the night here.

The porridge was still simmering in the pot. Maggie sat for a while before heading

downstairs. Aunt Sara was in the kitchen, saying,

“I’ll keep an eye on the fire. Madam, you must be tired, so please sit down and rest.”

When Maggie left the kitchen, she saw Franklin sitting on the living room sofa reading the

newspaper.

When he saw her, he glanced over, but quickly returned his attention to the paper.

Maggie hesitated for a moment.

In the past, she would have sat down next to him, trying to spend some quiet time together without disturbing him.

But now….

They had nothing left to talk about.

With that thought, she turned and headed upstairs, and Franklin didn’t call after her.

However, Maggie couldn’t help feeling a bit puzzled.

She had expected him to confront her about “bullying” Julia with Johnny, but he didn’t say anything at all…

Maggie had just gone upstairs when Isabella woke up, looking pale and coming out of her room to find her. “Mommy, I’m hungry, is the porridge ready?”

“Almost done.” Maggie asked Aunt Sara, “Is it still cooking?”

“No,

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she popped her head out and said

and was about to leave when she noticed that Franklin

followed her over.

single bowl of porridge and

Shouldn’t Daddy eat too?”

would want some as well. Before she

said, “I’ll get

her habit to make extra. Isabella didn’t

and Franklin had some, it would

served the porridge, then quietly

had already taken off his watch and was elegantly stirring his porridge with a spoon, his movements graceful and pleasing to

squinting with satisfaction. “I haven’t had this in so long,

the country, you can have it whenever you

want.”

“Mmm!”

listened, her thoughts briefly interrupted, but she didn’t

and he didn’t speak

was very happy. She seemed to think of

can you sleep with me tonight?”

to refuse, but when she saw how pale Isabella still looked, she agreed.

“Okay.”

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