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“Mm.”
Maggie entered the room first, and when Franklin followed, she said, “Close the door.”
She didn’t want their argument, if it came to that, to disturb Isabella.
Come to think of it, though they had been married for many years, their relationship was
far from good, yet they had never had a loud argument.
Franklin had always been too indifferent to engage in such a thing, let alone argue with her.
As for her, she treasured every moment with him, and she couldn’t bear the thought of fighting with him.
Franklin casually closed the door, then looked at her and asked, “What are we talking
about?”
Maggie got straight to the point: “Julia’s uncle bought the villa across from my uncle’s house. They’ve been renovating it for some time now, and it’s likely they’ll move in soon.”
Julia’s mother was surnamed Green, named Janice Green.
But the complicated history between the Miller family and the Green family didn’t start
with Janice and her mother, Sally Miller.
It started long ago, between their grandmothers, when they were young.
They had once been close friends.
However, Julia’s grandmother had a difficult marriage and a hard life. Maggie’s
grandmother often helped her, and later their granddaughters–Sally and Janice–also became good friends.
The Miller and Green families were well–matched, and Logan and Sally had a love
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marriage. They had a good relationship at first, but things began to change after Sally
returned from university.
In order to help Sally rise in status, Julia’s grandmother’s family had already torn their ties with Maggie’s family.
Over the years, whenever they ran into each other outside, the Green family had adopted a condescending attitude towards her uncle and grandmother, with no trace of the humility and sincerity they had once shown when seeking refuge with her grandmother.
The complicated relationships between the Miller, Brown, and Green families had been ongoing for years. Even though she hadn’t gone into detail, Maggie believed Franklin would
know all about it.
And she believed that by now, he understood what she meant.
Franklin did understand.
He pulled out a cigarette, paused as if thinking, and then asked her, “Do you want me to
make them move out?”
“Yes.”
Franklin took a drag from his cigarette but didn’t speak right away.
This matter was especially important to Maggie. There were other things she could ignore,
but not this one.
Her hands clenched into fists, her eyes reddened as she looked at him, her voice trembling as she said, “Please, just agree. Whatever condition it is, I will-”
Before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly heard him say, “Okay.”
She froze for a moment.
She hadn’t expected him to agree so decisively.
Her tears welled up in her eyes as her mind momentarily blanked out.
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But she quickly regained her composure, hurriedly saying, “Thank you, then you-”
Before she could finish asking about the conditions, Franklin suddenly moved his cigarette away and gently wiped away the tear that had slid down her cheek, saying, “Get some rest.”
Maggie was stunned, watching his retreating figure. For a moment, she forgot how to react.
By the time she snapped out of it, she found herself unsure of what to do next,
Franklin had told her to rest early. Was that his way of suggesting she stay here for the
night?
Though she had moved out, they hadn’t officially divorced, so staying for one night wasn’t
such a big deal.
But if she stayed in the master bedroom…
She hesitated.
After calming herself down, she took her things, packed a change of clothes and some toiletries, and headed to Isabella’s room.
That night, she slept in Isabella’s room.
The next morning, she woke up before 7 a.m.
After lying awake for a while, Isabella also woke up and clung to her neck, playfully asking if Maggie could take her to school.
Maggie agreed.
After washing up, they went downstairs for breakfast.
Not long after, Franklin entered the dining room and sat down across from them.
Isabella greeted him cheerfully, “Good morning, Dad!”
“Good morning,” Franklin replied, glancing at Maggie without speaking, before sitting down
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and quietly starting his breakfast.
Maggie didn’t say anything either.
Even though Franklin had agreed to help her with the matter, that didn’t mean things between them would change. Their relationship remained as it always had been–distant
and detached.
After breakfast, Maggie took Isabella to school before heading to the office.
Since attending the tech exhibition, both she and Johnny had come up with many new ideas. However, due to their busy schedule with the Wilson Tech collaboration, they hadn’t
had the time to dive deeply into their thoughts.
Now that they had some time, they were focusing on finalizing their plans and figuring out
how to push forward with them.
Therefore, they had a lot to do today.
Maggie had planned to order takeout for dinner and stay late at the office to work, but around 6 p.m., when she was still busy and hadn’t even had time to order, her phone rang.
It was a call from Franklin.
Maggie glanced at the screen, excused herself from the meeting, and stepped outside to
answer the phone, “Hello?”
“Grandma’s here,” Franklin said. “Come home early.”
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