---- Chapter 396 The next morning, Maggie went to visit Old Mrs. Wilson. As she stepped out of the parking garage, she ran into Sophia and Janice. They were all in high spirits-after all, Franklin had postponed his trip and spent hours at the hospital with Julia. His devotion reassured the entire Green family. Sophia tilted her chin, deliberately raising her voice. "Auntie, when my sister had her ident yesterday, brother-inw rushed straight to the hospital. He postponed his trip again and again.

And this morning, he said he had toe see her before he could leave for the airport." Hearing this, Maggie finally understood: Franklin had left the restaurant yesterday because of Julia. She had long known, long grown used to, Franklin''s care for Julia. ---- And she also knew Sophia''s words were aimed at her. Expressionless, she brushed past them into the elevator. When they saw the floor she pressed, the Greens realized Maggie was headed to visit Old Mrs. Wilson. They had known the olddy was also hospitalized here, but hadn''t managed to find her ward.

They had even secretly asked around the night before. To see Maggie so easily going up to her room left them sour. Sophia red daggers at her. She held her tongue in the elevator, but once they stepped out, she hissed through clenched teeth: "She and brother-inw are divorcing, yet she still clings to Grandma? Shameless! She''s clearly cozying up just to poison Grandma against my sister." Janice and Old Mrs. Green thought much the same. After all, Old Mrs. Wilson''s illness was severe, yet the Wilson family hadn''t even let Julia bring Isabe to see her.

Janice''s eyes turned cold at the thought. ---- Meanwhile, Old Mrs. Wilson had just finished a check-up. Seeing Maggie enter, her face lit up. Maggie chatted with her gently while arranging fresh flowers at the window. When she nced down toward the parking lot, she spotted Franklin. She quickly looked away and returned to the olddy''s side. The old woman, restless from long days in the ward, talked on and on. Maggie stayed longer than she''d nned to keep herpany. Half an hourter, Old Mrs. Wilson finally said, "Maggie, don''t let me keep you. You should head to work.

Juste visit whenever you can." Maggie checked the time and was about to agree when the door opened. Franklin. She realized he must have arrived half an hour ago but only nowe upstairs. ---- Thinking of Julia''s room downstairs, the reason was obvious. She was about to turn back when Franklin greeted her: "You''re here?" "Mm." Maggie''s reply was t. She turned again to bid the olddy goodbye. "You''re leaving already?" Franklin asked. "Already? Maggie''s been with me over half an hour," Old Mrs. Wilson snorted. "Unlike you, showing up sote." Maggie said nothing.

She bid farewell once more and left. As she stepped out, she heard the old woman say, "Good thing Maggie kept mepany. Now that you''re here, you''ll stay and chat a while." And Franklin reply, "I can''t. I have a flight-I''ll head to the airport in a few minutes." Plenty of time for Julia, yet not for his grandmother? ---- It wasn''t that Franklin didn''t care about the olddy-Maggie knew well how deeply he valued her. But in the little time he had, he had chosen Julia first. Simply because Julia mattered to him, too.style

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