Mr. CEO Your Wife Has Wanted a Divorce for a Long Time (by Zora Pradeep) novel Chapter 591

Before Franklin could even open his mouth, Benjamin clapped him on the shoulder. “I’ll leave it to you,”

With that, Benjamin pressed two fingers to his throbbing temple and was the first one out the door.

ranklin walked over, picked up Maggie’s purse, then scooped her up in his arms and carried her out of the private room.

Downstairs, as Franklin was carrying Maggie toward where his car was parked, Rex happened to be heading to his own car at the same time.

le spotted them, and his hand froze on the door handle.

le stood there for a moment, watching Franklin hold Maggie with that easy, familiar closeness. Then he pulled out his phone and snapped a few photos.

ranklin’s car wasn’t parked far from Rex’s. It didn’t take long before Franklin had Maggie settled in the passenger seat.

ex watched. He hesitated for half a second, then got in his own car. When Franklin pulled out, Rex pressed the gas and followed

ranklin drove smoothly the whole way. Rex didn’t even pay attention to how much time had passed until Franklin’s car turned into one of New York’s most restigious gated communities. Only then did Rex ease off and slip away through a side street.

he moment he merged back into traffic, he was already dialing. “Do me a favor and find out whether Franklin owns property in that development.”

le’d barely made it home when the answer came back.

Franklin does own a place there. More specifically, he’s been living there for the past few years. Before the divorce, his wife and daughter lived there too. After

he divorce, it’s still him and his daughter.”

o that gated community was Franklin’s permanent address.

nd he’d taken Maggie straight home with him.

ex’s expression darkened.

he next morning.

When Maggie woke up, her head was pounding.

s her mind slowly came back online, she sat up and looked around the room. For a second she thought she was still half–asleep and her eyes were playing

icks on her.

hen it hit her that she was actually in Franklin’s house. In the master bedroom.

he blinked.

took her a moment to piece it together. She must have gotten completely wasted last night, and Franklin had brought her here.

utside, it was already full daylight.

[er purse was sitting on the nightstand right beside the bed.

he had no intention of sticking around. She cleared her head, climbed out of bed, slipped on the pair of house shoes by the bedside, grabbed her purse, and

valked out of the bedroom.

he’d barely stepped into the hallway when she nearly ran into the housekeeper coming up from downstairs.

he housekeeper smiled warmly. “Ma’am, you’re up?”

Chapter 591

“Just call me Maggie,” she said.

The housekeeper gave a slightly awkward smile, looking a little uncertain.

Maggie thought for a second, then asked, “Last night, did he…”

The housekeeper seemed to know exactly what she was getting at. “The mister slept in the study last night,” she said with a spe

Maggie nodded. She was about to say something when the door to the study next door swung open and Franklin stepped out in his peems the nested fore and his eyes landed on Maggie. “You’re up.

Maggie nodded. “Thanks for last night.”

Don’t mention it.”

Mom?” Isabella had just woken up too. she spotted Maggie standing in the hallway and for a second genuinely thought she was dreaming, The moment she ealized she wasn’t, she lit up and flung herself at Maggie, “Mom! When did you get here?”

…Last night.”

Maggie turned and chatted with Isabella for a bit before the two of them headed into Isabella’s room to wash up.

by the time they were done and came back out to head downstairs for breakfast, Franklin was already dressed and waiting for them at the bottom of the stairs.

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