Chapter 51 Then, a deep, pleasant male voice followed.
"Hmm, have you eaten?" "Not yet, but Mom's almost done." "Really?" Maggie paused for a moment, then walked out of the kitchen, holding the dishes.
At that moment, Isabella and Franklin walked in from the living room.
"Mom, Dad's back!" Maggie glanced at Franklin, then quickly averted her "Hmm." gaze.
She took off her apron and handed it to the butler before they all sat down in their usual places.
Isabella, eating the food Maggie had served her, asked, "Dad, didn't you say you'd be back tomorrow?" "I finished my work early and cback." "Oh..." The Wilson family didn't have many formalities at the dinner table. Isabella spoke freely, while Franklin, though quiet, responded to her in everything.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIsabella chatted happily, then turned to look at Maggie. "Mom, why aren't you talking?" Maggie smiled gently. "It's fine, I'm happy to listen to you." "Oh..." Cave The Love LLost 34.1% Chapter 51 Actually, the butler also noticed that something seemed off with Maggie.
Previously, she had always tried to avoid bothering Franklin, thinking he might be annoyed, but every the returned from a business trip, he never failed to greet her or show concern.
Today, however, not only did Maggie not initiate a conversation with Franklin, but it seemed like she hadn't even looked at him directly...
Franklin, however, seemed to be oblivious to Maggie's odd behavior, maintaining his usual calm expression. At that moment, Franklin's phone rang.
It was a call from the old madam, Franklin's grandmother.
"Did you go on another business trip?" "Just got back," Franklin put down his phone, turned on the speakerphone, and continued talking while eating. "What advice does the little old lady have for me?" The old madam chuckled on the other end of the line. "It's been half a month since I last saw Mag and Bella. The weather's getting cold now, so tomorrow, you should take them to the hot spring resort. Let's go soak in the hot springs and warm up." "Understood." After hanging up, Isabella was overjoyed. "We can go to the hot springs again! Yay!" Franklin looked at Maggie and said, "I'll have someone cpick you up tomorrow night." Maggie didn't look up. "I'll drive myself from the office. It's fine." "No, Mom, cwith me! The hot spring resort is so far, and it'll be boring forto go there alone by car." Maggie paused for a moment.
34.3% The Love Loct 1 Chapter 51 Forget it.
"...Fine." Recently, Cole had been developing a new app, and after dinner, Johnny called to discuss stechnical issues with her.
While Franklin and Isabella were chatting in the living room, Maggie went outside to take the call.
It was half an hour later before she finished the call.
Isabella looked up at her and couldn't help but say, "Mom, you've been andm getting a lot of calls Xately, and you talk for such a long tevery evening. You weren't like this before...” Franklin, hearing Isabella's words, also glanced at her.
It was only then that the butler realized that this was indeed unusual.
Maggie used to rarely talk on the phone.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLet alone talking for so long every night.
Could it be that the lady has... an affair? No...
That couldn't be it.
Given how much Maggie cared about Franklin, that wouldn't make sense.
"It's just something," Maggie replied, not elaborating. "I'll go upstairs to take care of sthings." Isabella: "Oh..." Maggie opened her computer and began processing the file that Johnny had sent her.
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Isabella returned to her room. Seeing her busy, she didn't disturb her and played by herself. After taking a bath, she cback to peek at her. In fact, over the past few years, Maggie hadn't completely neglected her professional work.
Whenever she had sfree time, she would design a few programs, And when Isabella cover to watch; she would sometimes share sbasic knowledge with her. (0)