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âOkayâ¦â
Maggie then asked, âHave you taken a shower?â
âNot yet, but I will soon.â
âGo take a shower first. Mom still has things to do, so Iâm going to hang up now.â
âWe just started talking, and youâre already hanging up?â Isabella didnât want to end the call. She looked
at the call time and said, âMom, weâve only talked for two minutes. Can we talk a little longer?â
Maggie replied, âNext time when Mom is free, if you want to chat, weâll talk more.â
Hearing Maggie say this, Isabella reluctantly replied, âOkay⦠but you have to keep your word.â
Maggie responded, âOkay.â
Isabella then said, âWell then⦠Mom, goodbye.â
Maggie: âGoodbye.â
After the call ended, Maggie hung up the phone.
Isabella, remembering that she hadnât told her mom that she bought her a gift, was about to say it, but when she realized Maggie had already hung up, she felt disappointed.
She put the phone down and went to the study to find Franklin.
Franklin was having a video conference in the study. When he saw her approach, he turned off the camera and muted the sound, asking, âWhatâs wrong? Did you not get through on the phone?â
Isabella shook her head and said, âI got through to her.â
Franklin, holding her in his arms, gently rubbed her forehead with his thumb, his gaze soft as he looked at her eyes and brows that resembled his own. âYouâre not happy that you got through to her?â
Isabella furrowed her brows slightly. âIâm happy, butâ¦â
She had not spoken to her mother in such a long time. After finishing the call with her, she was still
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happy, butâ¦
Franklin asked, âBut what?â
Isabella murmured, âBut I feel a bit unhappy, too.â
âSounds a bit deep, huh? Butâ¦â Franklin propped his chin with his hand and smiled. âItâs probably because you havenât seen your mom in so long. You miss her. Once sheâs free, she can spend more time with you.â
Isabella nodded but pouted, âBut momâs so busy. She said she wonât be able to spend time with me until
next monthâ¦â
âThen wait until next month. Dad will keep you company until then.â
âMm.â
Isabella was tired too. After chatting for a while, she yawned, got up from his embrace, and went back to
her room to rest.
The next day was New Yearâs Eve.
Almost the entire morning had passed, and neither Stella nor Yancy had seen Maggie.
Her husband had returned to see the old lady during New Yearâs Day, but Maggie had not been back even once. Stella thought something must have happened in the Miller family.
Yesterday, after the old lady was discharged from the hospital, Maggie was still absent.
Franklin said she was busy, and because of Maggieâs feelings for her son, Stella knew she wouldnât easily divorce him. She hadnât thought too much about it.
But today, it was New Yearâs Eve.
Maggie didnât have the same profession as her husband. Even if she was busy and there were major issues in the Miller family, there was no reason for her to not even make it back once over the past two
days.
Soâ¦
Around eleven oâclock, when Franklin came downstairs, Stella couldnât help but ask, âDid you and Maggie get divorced?â
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Yancy was also nearby.
Over the past two days, with Maggie absent, he had truly thought she was just busy.
At her question, he was completely stunned.
Franklin paused, took a sip of tea, and replied calmly, âNot yet, but we are going through the process.â
Yancy widened his eyes.
So⦠they were really getting divorced?
Although he had always known that Franklin didnât like Maggie, he thought they would continue on like
this.
He didnât expect them to suddenly decide to divorceâ¦
Stella looked at Franklin.
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They had no feelings for each other, so it would be better for them to divorce.
But if he was divorcing Maggie to marry Julia-
Her face darkened, and just as she was about to speak, Franklin, likely guessing what she was about to say, stood up and said, âIâm going upstairs to attend a meeting.â
Before she could say anything, he had already gone upstairs.
On the other side, in the Miller family.
After a busy day, having had their New Yearâs Eve dinner, it was now completely dark outside.
Maggie and Hugo were about to set off fireworks when, suddenly, Harry called her via video.
Maggie froze.
It was impossible for Harry to call her via video.
Soâ¦
Maggie answered the call, and the first thing that appeared on the screen was Daisyâs little face.
âAunt Maggie!â
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âMm.â Maggie smiled and said, âHappy New Year, Daisy.â
âHappy New Year!â
Daisy seemed to be in the garden, holding a small rabbitâshaped lantern that was glowing with orangeâyellow light and showing it to Maggie. âThe little lantern is so pretty! I really like it. Thank you, Aunt Maggie!â
âIâm glad you like it, no need to thank me.â
Daisy smiled happily. âAunt Maggie, Uncle Harry and I are going to set off fireworks later. Do you want to come join us?â
Maggie thought she meant setting off fireworks at the Becker familyâs house.
She replied, âNo, Aunt Maggie has other things to do. Maybe next time.â
âOh⦠okay.â
Daisy and Maggie chatted for a little longer before Daisy got distracted by something else and walked off.
Harry took the phone back and said to Maggie, âHappy New Year.â
âHappy New Year.â
Now that Daisy was no longer there, Maggie felt a bit awkward talking to Harry through video.
Harry asked, âDo you have any plans later? Will you be setting off fireworks, or are you going out to
celebrate the New Year?â
Maggie replied, âI should go out.â
Since Hugo and Xavier wanted to go, she would probably go out for a while too.
She thought Harry was just asking casually, so she didnât think too much about it.
She still felt that there wasnât much for her to talk about with him.
She said, âI have to go now. Letâs talk later?â Harry responded, âOkay.â
Maggie nodded, glanced at Harry on the video, and then hung up.
After putting the phone down, she went out into the small garden to join Hugo and the others to set off
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fireworks.