Chapter 608
tight after the photo, Johnny’s message came through
So Old Mrs. Wilson is actually on board now too? That can’t be right… or did Franklin set this whole dinner up just to bring her around?)
faggie had no idea
ut honestly, it didn’t matter which one it was.
That mattered was how set Franklin was on manying Julia. Even if the old woman said no, it wouldn’t shake him one bit.
hnny was clearly thinking the same thing: [First Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, now the old lady. Franklin is really pulling out all the stops to get everyone to accept ilia, isn’t he!]
abella was still holding onto the idea of all of them going out together.
he next morning, she’d barely finished washing up before she was already reaching for her phone to call Franklin. But his call beat her to it. “You up? I’m nding a car. We’re going out today.”
abella’s face lit up. “Going out? Where?”
ien something crossed her mind. “Just me? Mom’s not coming?”
our mom’s busy,” Franklin said.
.Okay.”
le set her phone down just as Maggie was coming upstairs. “Mom, Dad just called. He’s sending a car to take me out. He said you’re busy and can’t come. What
› you have going on today?”
aggie did actually have things to do today. But she and Franklin hadn’t talked about any of this.
nce Isabella asked, she told her. “I’m going to visit your grandma at the hospital later, and then I’m helping a friend pick something out. It’s kind of important.”
h.”
fter breakfast, the car Franklin sent came and took Isabella away.
wvier and the others had all noticed it too. Ever since Julia saved Franklin’s life a while back, he’d completely stopped showing up at the Miller house. Which
as strange, because before that he’d been around pretty regularly.
he way Franklin was acting now, it was like he was deliberately keeping his distance. Trying not to make things more awkward than they already were.
fter Isabella left, Maggie went to the hospital to see Sally.
ally was the same as always. Thin. Vacant. Lost somewhere no one else could reach.
That she’d told Isabella about helping a friend wasn’t a lie.
hat evening, she really did go with Johnny to an auction to pick out a birthday gift for Mrs, Gray,
ut they hadn’t been inside long before they spotted members of the Brown and Green families.
Vord had been making its way around their circle for a while now: Julia had saved Franklin’s life, the Browns and Greens had already met with the Wilsons, nd wedding talks were underway.
o when Maggie and Johnny arrived, they found a number of society wives from their crowd fawning over the Brown and Green families with unmistakable
nthusiasm.
ulia was there too that evening.
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