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Maggie paused. Was her grandmother implying that Franklin would also be coming home late tonight?

“Grandma, I’m sorry…”

”

“It’s fine. But even if you’re busy, don’t forget to eat well,” her grandmother said gently.

“I will. Thanks, Grandma.”

After hanging up, her takeout arrived. She ate quickly and then continued working until nearly 10 PM before leaving the office.

She hadn’t driven herself today, so she had called the driver half an hour earlier to arrange a ride. By the time she finished her work, the driver should have arrived.

When she got downstairs, she found that the driver was already waiting. However, it wasn’t the driver she’d arranged with; instead, it was Franklin’s driver.

And Franklin himself was sitting in the back seat.

Seeing her hesitate to get in, Franklin slowly rolled down the window and looked at her. “Grandma asked me to pick you up.”

Maggie didn’t say much, simply walked around and got into the car, sitting in the same spot she had occupied in the morning. The car smoothly merged into the traffic.

The car quickly fell into a quiet stillness. Franklin was focused on his phone, not paying

attention to her.

Maggie, however, suddenly remembered something and asked, “Did they agree?”

She was asking about whether Julia’s uncle and the others had agreed not to move into the house across from her family’s house.

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When she had run into Julia at lunch, she had noticed that Julia didn’t seem happy, so she guessed that they had agreed to it. But what about everyone else?

Franklin didn’t look up from his phone. “They agreed.”

hesitated for a moment before asking with

across from my uncle’s

buy the villa to

glancing at her briefly.

out a quiet sigh of relief. “Thank you.”

he responded

hadn’t gone to bed yet. When she saw

felt reassured and

Maggie called Jason to update him on the progress of

call when Johnny called again.

went back to her room and found that Franklin had already taken a shower. He was now sitting by the

reading a book.

her and, without

book in his hands.

the bathroom to shower and do her skincare routine. By the time

still reading.

had gotten used to it. So when they were alone together, she didn’t feel too awkward.

between them were a bit more relaxed, she didn’t know how

around him.

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herself that no matter what, their relationship wouldn’t change.

fundamentally.

quietly got into bed and tried to sleep. Just as she lay

he had been waiting for her to get in

she was overthinking it. Her mind quickly

long after, she fell asleep.

asked if Franklin could drive Maggie

again, saying, “Grandma, I have a social engagement today.

a

at Franklin. She was hoping

offer

silently ate his breakfast, not responding to Grandma’s unspoken

request.

this, Maggie lowered her head, not

that Franklin didn’t offer, didn’t insist. She then remarked, “Of course,