The Heart I Gave The Love I Lost

Chapter 67

They had to create a PowerPoint presentation with the core technologies of the exhibits

they had seen that day. Given the large number of exhibits, by the time they finished and sent the work to Nolan, it was already well past 2 AM.

Johnny was exhausted, but since he didn’t have a change of clothes here, Maggie didn’t ask

him to stay over.

After Johnny left, Maggie limped to the bathroom to take a quick shower, then went to bed

to rest.

Her foot wasn’t severely injured, but Johnny had still suggested she take a few days off

before returning to work.

The next morning, Maggie woke up and stayed at home to work remotely. She didn’t go out.

Soon after, she received a call from Isabella: “Mom, is your foot feeling better now?”

Maggie gently tested her foot while making breakfast in the kitchen and replied, “It’s getting

better.”

“That’s good,” Isabella said, still eating her breakfast. After that, she didn’t know what else

to say.

Maggie could sense the change in their conversation.

It hadn’t always been like this. In the past, Isabella would have a lot to say to her.

their communication had become less

something on her mind, she would

naturally grown

her concern felt surface–level. She truly cared, but

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crying, hugging her without letting go, and staying by her side constantly, unwilling to

been a caring “little cotton–padded jacket.”

had been given to Julia, unbeknownst to her.

time when Julia fell ill, Isabella secretly messaged her to check on

finishing his breakfast. After school, Isabella immediately asked the driver to take her

she had truly been worried about her, last night she could have insisted on finding out

staying and then had the driver

for words, so she turned to

to talk to Mom on the phone?”

words, Maggie suddenly snapped back to reality.

when she fell, Franklin didn’t help her. When she was

concern him at all.

mean one of two things: either he truly

Julia. In his mind, Julia’s thoughts and feelings were clearly more important than hers.

lived or died,

have acted like that when she fell and got

she was about to speak, but

“Ask your mother.”

asked, “Mom, Dad

him on the

directly replied, “No need, Mom