Franklin, having finished packing up hisptop, got out of the car. Upon hearing her, he slowly responded, "Your mom isn''t here."
Isabe stopped in her tracks, turned back to look at him, "Huh? Mom isn''t here?"
"Mm."
"Is Mom still busy?"
Franklin gently patted her head with his big hand, "Maybe you can call her to ask."
"Oh..."
Recently, when she tried calling Mom, she hadn''t answered.
At home, everything was fine, but while she was abroad these past few days, Dad and Aunty Julie weren''t there-though they called and video-chatted with her every day, they weren''t physically with her. Being alone overseas, she often felt lonely and homesick. In the first few days abroad, what she missed the most was actually Mom.
She called her every day during those days, but Mom never picked up.
Later, she gradually adapted, understanding that Mom was likely busy and didn''t have time to answer
her calls, so she stopped calling.
Before returning to the country, she had actually hoped Mom woulde to the airport to pick her up. But since Dad and Aunty Julie said they would be the ones to pick her up, she didn''t call Mom.
She had thought that once they got home, Mom would definitely be there.
But, unexpectedly...
Thinking about it, Isabe didn''t feel like calling Mom anymore.
She thought that even if she called, Mom would probably still be too busy to answer.
When they arrived, the joy ofing home instantly disappeared as she realized that Maggie wasn''t 14:05
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there.
Franklin squatted down, gently pinched her cheek, and raised an eyebrow, "Crying?"
Isabe pouted and turned her face away, "No, I''m not!"
Franklinughed, "Giving up? Not calling Mom anymore?"
Isabe didn''t answer. After a long while, she mumbled softly, "I... I didn''t give up..."
She still wanted to call Mom.
Franklin chuckled but didn''t say anything further. He reached out and picked her up, saying, "Let''s go inside first."
Isabe nestled in his warm and broad arms, hugging his neck as she felt a little better.
The Wilson family was waiting for them to eat dinner.
When they saw them return, everyone turned to look.
Especially Old Madam Wilson, who, upon seeing Isabe, immediately smiled from ear to ear, "Isabe is
back? Come over here, let Grandma have a good look at you."
Isabe got down from Franklin''s arms and ran over to Old Madam Wilson, "Grandma."
Then, she called out to Grandma Ste and the others, "Grandma, Aunty, Uncle."
Ste and Maria responded lightly, but their voices were faint.
Yancy, however, was very happy. He got up and went over to hug her, teasing her.
Isabe giggled as she was teased.
At this point, Yancy suddenly turned to his brother and asked, "By the way, where''s my sister-inw?"
When Ste and the others arrived home, they hadn''t seen Maggie and assumed she had gone with Franklin to the airport to pick up Isabe.
Now that both Franklin and Isabe had returned, yet Maggie was nowhere to be seen, they found it a little strange.
But since they didn''t care much about Maggie, they didn''t bother asking.
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Franklin replied, "She''s busy."
Yancy didn''t suspect anything and continued to tease Isabe.
Old Madam Wilson knew what was going on but didn''t say anything.
After dinner, Isabe yed for a while, but feeling bored, she decided to call Maggie.
Even though it was a holiday, Maggie had no ns to let herself rest.
When Isabe''s call came through, Maggie was busy going over some materials provided by Nn.
Seeing the call, and recalling that they hadn''t seen each other for nearly a month, Maggie picked up the phone casually, "Hello."
Isabe wasn''t really expecting Maggie to answer her call.
But when Maggie suddenly picked up, she was filled with joy, "Mom!" Maggie, still focused on theputer, responded indifferently, "Mm."
Isabe didn''t notice the tone, only happily saying, "Mom, I''m back!"
Maggie didn''t know she had gone abroad.
She just answered, "Mm," indicating that she understood.
Since Maggie answered the call, Isabe, excited, started bouncing on the bed: "Mom, when will you be done? Will youe back tonight? Tonight, I want you to hold me to sleep.
I have so many fun things to tell you, and I also want to eat the breakfast you make tomorrow morning. When will you be back?"
Maggie didn''t tell her that she wouldn''t be going back to the Wilson family again.
She replied, "Mom is busy recently and won''t be back, maybe next month. I''ll take you out to y then."
Maggie hadn''t taken her out to y in a long time, so she was happy about it.
But...
"Next month?" Though only a few days remained until next month, Isabe still felt like it was a long time away. But she didn''t say that, instead asking, "When next month?" Chapter 204
Even though the longing and desire to see her mom could be felt through the phone, Maggie tightened her grip on the mouse and after a few seconds, said, "We''ll see when the timees. I''ll let you know once I''ve decided."
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