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After that day, knowing that her foot had fully healed, Isabella no longer called her every
day, nor did she ask why she didn’t come home last night.
As for Franklin, there was no need to mention him. He had never shown any concern for
her movements.
Recently, Cole signed two new projects, bringing in two substantial incomes. So, on Friday,
the company organized a large team–building event.
The location was decided by the team, and in the end, everyone agreed on a hot spring
retreat.
When the message arrived, Maggie was momentarily stunned and then let out a bitter smile.
Johnny asked, “What’s wrong? Don’t want to go to the hot springs?”
“It’s not that,” she replied. It was just that the last time she had been to a hot spring,
Franklin and his daughter had abandoned her, leaving her alone at the hot spring resort.
Thinking about it now felt as if it had only happened yesterday, yet it had been almost half
a month. Time really flies.
Though she wasn’t particularly keen on the hot spring, this was her first company
team–building event since returning, so she couldn’t skip it. She decided to go along with
everyone.
The last time she went to the hot spring resort, it was Wilson’s family’s private estate. But
this time, the company was going to a public hot spring resort with a large–scale hotel and a full range of entertainment facilities.
After changing into a bathrobe, Maggie went to the hot spring pool. The number of women in the company was small, so when she arrived, the others hadn’t shown up yet.
Maggie sat down in the women’s area, but just after soaking for less than a minute, she
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noticed a little girl, around the same age as Isabella, crouching by the pool, curiously reaching out to touch the water.
The hot spring pool here was about 1.2 meters deep, and the little girl appeared to be
shorter than that.
Worried that the girl might fall in and get hurt, Maggie stood up quickly. But just then, with a loud splash, the girl fell into the pool.
Maggie hurried over, pulled the girl out of the water, and held her in her arms.
The little girl clung to her neck, crying and coughing uncontrollably, her face flushed.
Maggie gently patted her back, trying to comfort her, while also asking for her family’s information and heading toward the staff.
As she stepped out of the door, she saw Harry not far away.
Before Maggie could react, the little girl in her arms reached out crying towards Harry, calling out, “Uncle, Uncle…”
“Daisy,” Harry stepped forward, took the little girl from Maggie’s arms, and immediately realized that she was completely soaked. He paused for a moment, then looked at Maggie
and asked, “What happened?”
Maggie hadn’t expected the little girl to be his niece. She explained, “She fell into the pool, and I pulled her out when I saw her.”
Harry responded with a brief, “Thank you.”
“No need for thanks,” Maggie added. “Just help her change into some dry clothes quickly so
she won’t catch a cold.”
Harry nodded, looked at Maggie for a moment as if he wanted to say something, but his niece was still crying in his arms, looking frightened.
So, Harry gently comforted her, gave Maggie a nod, and carried the girl toward the elevator.
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Once Maggie saw that there was nothing more she could do, she returned to the hot spring to continue soaking.
Afterward, she changed into some clothes and went to the buffet area to grab a bite, just as she was finishing her meal, Harry appeared again, holding his little niece,
“We can sit here?” he asked.
Maggie really didn’t want to engage with Harry any more than necessary, However, since
he had already asked, she nodded and said, “Please, sit down.”
“Daisy, sit here and don’t move. Uncle will go get you some food,” Harry said.
The little girl, timid and cautious, glanced at Maggie, then nodded shyly and whispered,
“Okay…”
Harry turned to Maggie, “Can you watch her for me for a moment?”
Maggie didn’t want to engage much with Harry, but in this situation, she had no choice but
to agree. “Okay.”
Once Harry left, only Maggie and Daisy were left facing each other. Daisy looked quite shy and Maggie was afraid that speaking to her suddenly might scare her.
Not knowing the little girl’s eating habits or if she had any food restrictions, Maggie
hesitated to offer her anything from her own plate.
After a moment, she gently spoke, “Your uncle will be back soon.”
Daisy looked up with her dark, beautiful eyes, staring at Maggie for a while before nodding.
“Does your nose still hurt from when you choked on the water earlier?” Maggie asked.
Daisy shook her head.
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