MainNovelWith her part of the work done, Maggie was about to leave. She turned to Charlie and said, "I have sother matters to attend to, Lane, please entertain Mr. Wilson." As she stood up and was about to leave, Franklin glanced at his watch, then looked up at her and asked, "How about dinner tonight?" Before Maggie could respond, he added, "I'll have someone pick up Isabella as well." Charlie had assumed that Franklin was simply asking her out for a meal to celebrate their successful cooperation. But when he heard the second part of Franklin's sentence, he froze, realizing that the tone between Franklin and Maggie seemed unusually familiar, almost as if they had known each other for a long time.
And... Who was Isabella? It suddenly dawned on him that Franklin might be trying to bring up Julia, using Isabella as leverage in case she refused to have dinner with him.
If this had happened in the past, Maggie might have felt a pang of jealousy. But now, her expression remained indifferent, and she replied calmly, "Sorry, I'm busy." Without waiting for a response, she turned and walked out of the room without a backward glance.
Franklin's smile didn't falter, even as he received her rejection. He seemed unfazed by her cold attitude. Charlie couldn't help but feel something was off. He glanced at Franklin, wanting to say something, but Franklin just chuckled softly to himself, not seeming to care about Maggie's apparent rudeness.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtChad, who had been aware of the Wilson Tech situation, also shared the belief that Maggie was acting out of personal vengeance toward Julia, blowing things out of proportion to settle old scores.
Previously, he had never been fond of Maggie, and after seeing her behavior, he beceven more dismissive. Charlie, after several interactions with her, began to notice a strange dynamic between Maggie and Johnny. They seemed overly familiar with Franklin, perhaps even too casual.
Yet, for sreason, Franklin seemed completely unbothered by it all.
Charlie couldn't figure out what was going on. As he saw Franklin preparing to leave, he decided to accompany him downstairs, still trying to make sense of the odd situation.
Franklin shook her hand before sitting down. He didn't say much.
Maggie flipped through the documents and went over sof the terms with him. After confirming everything was in order, she signed the agreement and said, "Looking forward to our cooperation." Franklin responded, "Looking forward to it." With her part of the work done, Maggie was about to leave. She turned to Charlie and said, "I have sother matters to attend to, Lane, please entertain Mr. Wilson." As she stood up and was about to leave, Franklin glanced at his watch, then looked up at her and asked, "How about dinner tonight?" Before Maggie could respond, he added, "I'll have someone pick up Isabella as well." Charlie had assumed that Franklin was simply asking her out for a meal to celebrate their successful cooperation. But when he heard the second part of Franklin's sentence, he froze, realizing that the tone between Franklin and Maggie seemed unusually familiar, almost as if they had known each other for a long time.
And... Who was Isabella? It suddenly dawned on him that Franklin might be trying to bring up Julia, using Isabella as leverage in case she refused to have dinner with him.
If this had happened in the past, Maggie might have felt a pang of jealousy. But now, her expression remained indifferent, and she replied calmly, "Sorry, I'm busy." Without waiting for a response, she turned and walked out of the room without a backward glance.
Franklin's smile didn't falter, even as he received her rejection. He seemed unfazed by her cold attitude.
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Charlie couldn't help but feel something was off. He glanced at Franklin, n, wanting to say something, but Franklin just chuckled softly to himself, not seeming to care about Maggie's apparent rudeness.
Chad, who had been aware of the Wilson Tech situation, also shared the belief that Maggie was acting out of personal vengeance toward Julia, blowing things out of proportion to settle old scores. Previously, he had never been fond of Maggie, and after seeing her behavior, he beceven more dismissive.
Charlie, after several interactions with her, began to notice a strange dynamic between Maggie and Johnny. They seemed overly familiar with Franklin, perhaps even too casual.
Yet, for sreason, Franklin seemed completely unbothered by it all.
Charlie couldn't figure out what was going on. As he saw Franklin m preparing to leave, he decided to accompany him downstairs, still trying to make sense of the odd situation.
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