The Heart I Gave The Love I Lost

Chapter 93

She didn’t want Maggie to join them for dinner. If her mom joined them, she would surely cause some tension with Aunt Julia, and the meal would likely be awkward.

Julia smiled warmly and said, “Go ahead.”

After a moment of hesitation, Isabella went upstairs.

When she pressed the doorbell, Maggie was already eating in her room.

Looking at the monitor in the living room, she saw that Isabella was standing outside the door. Maggie set down her bowl and went to open the door. “Isabella?”

Isabella bit her lip and looked up at Maggie. “Mom, Dad told me to ask you to come downstairs and eat with us.”

Maggie declined right away, “I’ve already started eating. You all

go ahead.”

Isabella sighed in relief. “Okay, I’ll tell Dad that you’re eating.”

Maggie could tell that she was happy to go downstairs to join them. She observed her daughter’s expression and lightly replied, “Mm, go ahead.”

Isabella smiled and said, “Okay!”

She then turned around, but after taking two steps, she hesitated. “Mom, are you sure you’re okay by yourself? Do you want me to stay with you?”

The downstairs was busy, and it would be a bit lonely for her mother to be alone up here.

However, when she offered to stay with her, her tone was slightly forced, clearly preferring to join Franklin and Julia downstairs.

Maggie didn’t want to force her.

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She didn’t need forced company.

She bent down and gently said, “It’s fine. I like being alone. You go ahead.”

immediately lessened. She nodded and said,

going.”

ahead,” Maggie

left the room.

door behind her, returning to her meal in peace.

Downstairs.

Franklin and said, “Dad, Mom is already eating, so

down.”

raised an eyebrow. Smart

lowered his gaze and

hand, smiled subtly, her lips

satisfaction.

Maggie wouldn’t come down. After all, no one here truly welcomed her. Even if she did come down,

exclusion from everyone.

that case, it was better for her to stay upstairs, being the proverbial turtle hiding

shell.

any further insistence, he said to the others, “Let’s eat. No need to

as she gracefully sat down next to Franklin.

her meal, Maggie returned to her work. At this point, Johnny had already

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arrived home.

had come up with more new ideas, and after explaining them to Johnny, he immediately jumped up,

God! Genius! You, little sister, are truly a genius in this area! I knew

it!”

loud he was being. He pounded the table in exhilaration before suddenly

Seven whole years! If you hadn’t gone off to get married, our company might have been world–famous

away from her ear at his outburst. It was getting a little too loud, and she

quickly cleared his throat and got back

get down to business,” he said. “To do something big, we

two of us.”

immediately contacted other members of their

in the