---- From the tone of Franklin's last call, he had already been away for several days at that point. She thought
he'd be back soon. But almost a full week had passed since, and there was still no ---- sign of him. After staying
halone for a few days, Isabella had finally had enough. On Wednesday, she called Maggie again: "Mom,
Dad's been away for so long now. | don't like being halone.
Can | cstay with you?" Hearing the loneliness in her daughter's voice, Maggie's hand tightened around the
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtphone. After a pause, she said gently, "Tl be hafter work. For now, go to your grandma's house and wait for
Miller family's home. Everyone in the Miller family already knew that Franklin's business trip had delayed the
divorce.
That evening, during dinner, Madam Miller couldn't help but ask Isabella, ---- "Isabella, do you know when your
father will be back?" The little girl, blissfully unaware of the tension between the adults, kept eating and
answered truthfully, "Daddy said he's not sure yet. But when | talked to him on the phone yesterday, he said he
probably wouldn't make it back in tfor my birthday." Madam Miller frowned deeply at this.
It had already been nearly a week since the cooling-off period ended, and Franklin's return still had no date in
sight. Was he planning to cback only after the deadline passed? If that happened... wouldn't they have to
wait for another cooling-off period to file the divorce again? Maggie also frowned when she heard this.
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