Three days after staying at the Miller residence, one evening while Maggie was towel drying her hair in the bedroom, Isabella’s phone suddenly rang.
Seeing the caller ID, Isabella beamed and turned toward her “Mommy! It’s Daddy calling!”
Maggie gave a soft “Mm.”
Isabella immediately answered and turned on speakerphone. “Daddy!”
Franklin’s voice came through. “Have you had dinner yet?”
“Yep!”
After a bit of small talk, he got to the point: “Tomorrow’s the day we planned to go out with your Aunt Julia. I’ll send someone over shortly to bring you home.”
Even though Maggie had been busy with work these past few days, and they hadn’t spent that much time together, Isabella had clearly been very happy at the Miller residence.
She wasn’t quite ready to leave. Hearing Franklin’s words, her first instinct was to protest, “Daddy, I’d rather-”
But before she could finish, something seemed to click in her mind. She changed her tone, a little muffled. “Okay… but I want you to come pick me up in person.”
Franklin, indulgent as ever when it came to her, chuckled. “Alright, Daddy will come himself.”
After hanging up, Isabella clung to Maggie’s arm, clearly reluctant. “Mommy, I don’t want to go…”
When Franklin had said he would send someone over, her first reaction had been refusal.
But if Maggie had guessed right, Isabella must’ve changed her mind because she didn’t want to disappoint Julia.
Even if she didn’t want to leave, she was still willing to go–for her.
Maggie gently stroked her hair and softly reminded her, “Go pack up your things. Daddy will be here soon.”
But Isabella pouted and held her arm tighter. “Mommy, I told you already–I brought all this stuff over because I’m planning to stay again during summer break! That way I won’t have to pack everything again. It hasn’t even been that many days yet–did you forget?”
Maggie hadn’t forgotten.
It’s just that a couple of days ago, when Isabella had said that she hadn’t given her a clear response.
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After all, by summer, she and Franklin would likely be officially divorced..
From then on, she intended to follow the visitation agreement strictly.
But she didn’t explain all this to Isabella. Instead, she simply replied, “Mommy remembers.”
Then she nudged her to go pack her homework.
Not long after Isabella finished gathering the things she wanted to bring, Franklin’s car arrived.
Although the Miller family had never liked Franklin, they truly doted on Isabella. So when it was time for her to leave, they came out with Maggie to see her off.
Franklin stepped out of the car. Seeing Madam Miller and Jason, he greeted them politely, “Madam Miller. Mr.
Miller.”
It had been quite a while since they’d seen him.
They didn’t bother replying, only giving him a faint nod.
Franklin then looked toward Maggie, but she simply lowered her head and told Isabella, “Go on, get in the car.”
“Okay.” Isabella said goodbye to everyone one by one, then climbed into the car and left with her father.
On the way back inside, Madam Miller took Maggie’s hand and said, “There aren’t many days left until you two officially file the paperwork, right?”
Maggie nodded. “Mm.”
Madam Miller let out a sigh and smiled faintly. “It’s probably for the best.”
After chatting with her grandmother for a bit, Maggie remembered something and sent Franklin a message:
“You should find time to tell Isabella about the divorce.”
For some kids, their parents splitting up would be a huge shock.
But Isabella was different.
Telling her wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing.
A while later, Franklin replied:
[Alright. I’ll find a time to tell her.]
Maggie put her phone down and was just about to get back to work when another message came in:
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[If there’s anything you want to add to the divorce agreement, have your lawyer contact mine. As long as it’s reasonable, I’ll agree.]
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