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Both grandmothers immediately showed concern. “Are you okay? Did you catch a cold?”

Maggie wiped her nose with a tissue and said, “Maybe.”

She might have caught a cold last night, but it hadn’t been obvious until now.

Maggie’s grandmother and Grandma Wilson had been friends for many years.

However, neither of them mentioned the events that had occurred at her birthday banquet

or the issues involving Franklin and Julia. They just continued chatting happily.

After sitting for a while, Maggie received a call from Jessica, who told her that she had run into Franklin and the Brown family again.

Jessica said, “I can’t believe I keep running into this kind of thing! I don’t want to deal with

it!”

Then she asked where Maggie was.

Maggie replied, “At my grandmother’s place.”

“Did you go back alone?”

“With Isabella and Grandma Wilson.”

Jessica immediately understood: “So, Franklin didn’t come back with you, but went over to have dinner with the Brown family?”

Maggie didn’t say anything.

After hanging up, Maggie sneezed again.

Maggie’s aunt, Harry, was worried that she might be coming down with something, so she made her a bowl of ginger soup. After drinking it, Maggie felt her head get heavier and,

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soon after, fell asleep.

When she woke up, she realized she had a high fever, and her head was spinning.

Isabella approached her, looking somewhat concerned. “Mom, are you sick?”

Maggie: “Mm.”

Grandma Wilson was also very worried and wanted to take her back to the Wilson family so that the family’s regular doctor could check on her, saying that the old doctor would help her recover quickly.

sudden illness wasn’t something that should be delayed, so she insisted that Maggie go back to the old

old house, after the old doctor came and examined her, he prescribed some medicine, and after Maggie drank a bowl of it, she went upstairs and fell

she woke up later, she felt much better, her head no longer felt as

opened her eyes and saw that the small lamp beside

saw Franklin sitting there, reading

for

then did she realize that she was in the old house,

where he had grown up.

Franklin turned to look at her. “You’re awake?”

felt her throat was a bit uncomfortable and wasn’t

She didn’t respond.

to get out of bed, but Franklin walked over and

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paused. After two seconds, she took

say anything either. He reached out to touch her forehead,

her for a moment, then

downstairs. I’ll have him come up to check on you.”

for her to speak, he left the room.

later, Stanley, Grandma Wilson, Franklin, and Isabella

examined Maggie and said she was already feeling much better, but she still needed

so it was easy for her to

Maggie nodded.

asked again, “Maggie, are you

her discomfort and had gone to sleep

close to evening, and she was indeed hungry, but didn’t have much of an appetite.

Grandma Wilson insisted she eat something, so she instructed Franklin to go downstairs

left the room.

while, he returned

and the elderly left the

leave. He sat beside her as she ate, continuing

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spring resort.

hadn’t paid attention before, but now realized that he

furrowed her brow and said, “You-”

ideas quite interesting. They gave me new insights, so I took it to read whenever I had time.”

pursed her lips and ignored

had much of an appetite to begin with, and now it was worse.

argue properly?”

her face away.

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