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Maggie had the same thought.
She replied: [No time, and please keep your promise–make sure she doesn’t run off to my grandmother’s house.]
After a while, Franklin finally responded: [Okay.]
After that, he didn’t contact her again.
On the third afternoon of the holiday, while Maggie and her family were preparing to go rafting at a scenic area, Jessica sent her a photo.
In the photo, it was Julia.
Jessica was currently in G country and had been busy with fashion shows.
Maggie looked at the photo and replied: [Is she watching your show?]
Jessica: [Yes! Such bad luck!]
Then she sent another message: [She’s all alone, though. I didn’t see Franklin anywhere.]
Maggie replied with a simple “Hmm.” She wasn’t particularly concerned about this matter and asked: [When are you coming back to the country?]
Jessica: [Not sure yet.]
After a few more exchanges, Jessica had to attend to something else, so their conversation ended.
More than ten minutes later, Jessica sent her a video.
Maggie hesitated for a moment before accepting the call. As soon as she connected, the figures of Julia and Franklin appeared before her eyes.
Jessica snorted and whispered to her, “They just arrived. The show is over now, and he’s here to pick her
It was clear that Julia knew people there, and she was chatting animatedly with them, while Franklin stood patiently to the side, watching her interact with others.
Johnny had said that when he traveled, he would take Julia with him, and he was right.
But…
Seeing only the two of them without Isabella in the picture, Maggie furrowed her brows.
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Just as she was thinking about this, the camera shook. Maggie thought something might have happened to Jessica.
ร But when she looked more closely, she realized that Franklin had just happened to look directly at the camera.
Clearly, he must have noticed Jessica.
Jessica, startled by the gaze, hadn’t reacted in time before Franklin casually shifted his attention elsewhere.
Maggie and Jessica had been close friends for many years, and Franklin knew that. But in this foreign country, Franklin didn’t even bother to greet her.
But then again, he was always this indifferent towards her family, so it wasn’t surprising that he ignored Jessica.
After Franklin glanced at her, Jessica seemed hesitant to point the camera at him anymore.
Maggie, however, had no interest in the dynamics between Franklin and Julia. Her thoughts were on Isabella. She quickly said to Jessica, “I need to make a call. I’ll hang up now. When you’re back in the country, I’ll treat you to a
meal.”
Jessica immediately responded, “Sure, take care of what you need to do.”
After hanging up the video, Maggie tried calling Isabella.
But the call wouldn’t go through.
She thought for a moment and then decided to send her a video call instead. This time, the call connected.
Isabella was clearly happy to see the call. She immediately picked up, “Mom!”
Maggie could see that she was in a car.
She asked, “Where are you?”
“I’m overseas now!” Isabella said, excited. “I just took a helicopter to watch the wildebeest migration! There were thousands of wildebeests, and they just kept going on and on. Watching them up close from the helicopter was so
amazing!”
Maggie paused.
May… the wildebeest migration…
“You’re in Grumetti?” she asked.
“Yeah! I-”
But Franklin and Julia were currently in G country.
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Maggie knew that ever since Franklin started taking Isabella with him, she’d always had bodyguards following her around, ensuring that she could go wherever she wanted when he was busy.
But she was still so young. Franklin went to G country with Julia, and he let Isabella travel this far with just a bodyguard?
What if something went wrong?
Maggie tightened her grip on the phone, trying to suppress her emotions. She asked, “Did you go with your dad?”
“No,” Isabella replied cheerfully, “Dad said he had work and didn’t have time to come with me, so he let me find some activities I liked. I’ve wanted to see the wildebeest migration on TV for a long time. When I told Dad about it, he arranged for someone to bring me here.”
Franklin didn’t have time to go with her, but he had time for Julia?
Before Maggie could speak, Isabella excitedly added, “Mom, if you’d called earlier, I could have shown you the wildebeests from the helicopter!”
Maggie could tell that Isabella was really enjoying herself and was very pleased with the arrangement.
For a moment, Maggie didn’t know what to say.
But at that moment, Isabella continued, “Mom, do you have time tomorrow? I want to call you then!”
Maggie snapped back to reality. After two seconds of silence, she replied, “I’ll have time tomorrow.”
“Yay!”
After hearing that Isabella was on her way back to the hotel, Maggie felt relieved. They chatted a little more before ending the video call.
At this point, the time for her to meet with Xavier and the others for the rafting trip had arrived, so Maggie put away
her phone.
She had originally been looking forward to the trip, but now, she wasn’t in the mood for it.
However, she didn’t want to spoil the fun for Xavier and the others, so she joined them and left the hotel.
At the destination, while Maggie was in line, someone suddenly tapped her on the shoulder.
She turned around.
It was Glen.
Glen had asked her about her holiday plans and found out that she was going to be here with her family, so he specifically came over.
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When he asked her that day, he seemed especially interested in the rafting Seeing him now, Maggie wasn’t surprised. She asked, “When did you arrive?”
“This morning.”
Since joining Cole, Glen had been trying to find an opportunity to ask her out. But he never managed to
In the past, every time they met, it was either in the company or at a banquet.
At work, Maggie dressed formally, but now, she was out with no makeup, wearing a casual sleeveless top. comfortable pants, and flip–flops.
The sunlight was perfect that day, casting a glow on her face and arms, making her skin appear even more radiant Compared to her formal look in the office, she looked much softer, sweeter, and even more stunning,
People around, both men and women, couldn’t help but glance in her direction.
Glen’s gaze practically lingered on her, unable to look away.
Glen was also very handsome.
He was a few years younger than Maggie, dressed casually in a T–shirt, shorts, and sandals, exuding a clean, fresh vibe like a college student.
Maggie’s aunt, Helen, noticed Glen and couldn’t resist asking, “Maggie, who’s this handsome guy?”
Maggie replied, “A colleague from Cole.”
Helen smiled, noticing Glen’s gaze toward Maggie. She felt it was more than just casual, but she didn’t mention it After all, Maggie was still married, and starting any romantic entanglements at this time might not be a good idea.
But seeing that Maggie didn’t seem interested, Helen didn’t press the issue further.
The conversation ended just as it was their turn to go.
Maggie waved at Glen and was about to leave when he said, “If you have time later, maybe we can hang out for a
bit?”
Maggie nodded, “Sure.”
After she left, Glen’s friends approached him. One of them said, “I have to admit, this Miss Miller is truly gorgeous. She looks even more tempting than the other night at the banquet.”
Glen’s face darkened. “Shut up.”
His friend understood what was going on and, with a cheeky grin, made a zipping motion across his lips.
