Chapter 352
That afternoon, once Julia had finished her work, she tried to call Franklin to invite him to dinner,
She made several calls, but none of them went through.
In the end, she called his assistant, Chad.
As soon as Chad picked up, she asked, “I can’t reach Franklin Is he still busy?”
Chad seemed slightly surprised.
“The boss flew abroad on a business trip this afternoon. Didn’t he tell you?”
Julia froze.
He hadn’t told her.
Not a word.
“Was the trip arranged last–minute today?”
“Yes.”
Even if it had been a last–minute decision, he definitely had enough time to at least call or text her.
But he hadn’t said a single thing…
At that thought, her expression dimmed slightly.
After a pause, she picked up her bag, left her home office, and called Isabella on her way out.
Isabella was lying on the living room floor, working on a puzzle,
Seeing the caller ID, she quickly answered. “Aunt Julia?”
“Mm.” Julia’s voice was gentle. “You’re home now?”
“Yup, I’m home.”
Julia smiled. “Did you have fun going to the parent–teacher meeting with your dad today?”
Hearing this, Isabella laughed cheerfully.
“Aunt Julia, you got it wrong! It wasn’t Daddy who came to the meeting–it was Mommy!”
The mention of Maggie made Julia’s smile falter just a little.
“I see…”
After a pause, she continued, “When I spoke to your dad on the phone at lunch, I asked him if your meeting was done. He said it was, so I assumed he’d been the one who went.”
Because Maggie had come to the meeting, Isabella had been in a great mood all day.
Now reminded of it, she chirped enthusiastically,
“Nope! But after the meeting, Daddy came and had lunch with Mommy and me!”
Hearing that, Julia’s finger froze over the elevator button.
“He had lunch with you two? Was that your idea?”
“No, it was Daddy’s! He said he’d come join us for lunch once he finished his work.”
He suggested it himself?
Julia’s smile grew faint.
Still, with their divorce approaching, perhaps there were some final matters they needed to settle. Maybe that’s why
Franklin-
Trying to sound casual, she asked,
“Is that so…? Did your dad say anything to your mom during lunch?”
Though talking on the phone, part of Isabella’s mind was still focused on her puzzle.
She paused for a moment to think.
“Not really… Daddy kept trying to talk to Mommy, but she didn’t really want to respond. It kinda seemed like she didn’t want to eat with him at all.”
Julia lowered her gaze. She murmured,
“Is that so…”
“Yeah.”
Julia didn’t respond again.
She knew that over the past two years, whether it was big decisions or small details, Franklin and Maggie almost never spoke on the phone.
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They usually communicated via text–brief, efficient.
Even for divorce–related matters, if there was something to clarify, Franklin could’ve done it all through messages.
Or simply had the lawyers handle it–it w been
quicker, cleaner.
In fact, he didn’t need to consult Maggie at all for anything he wanted to do.
In other words, there was no need for them to meet in
And yet today, they did.
And from what Isabella had said–it was Franklin who had gone out of his way to meet Maggie.
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