---- Chapter 394 Mr. remont and the others traded looks. They, too, realized Franklin had shown up for Maggie. But Franklin had a girlfriend, and that rtionship looked solid. Whatever this was, it had to be professional-pure appreciation. Right? Maggie and Franklin talked for quite a while. Once they''d exhausted the parts he found interesting, the conversation ended. After that, they didn''t speak again. Even so, the sharp-eyed among them-Chad, Jake, Mr. remont-noticed Franklin asionally ncing in Maggie''s direction... Near the end of lunch, Franklin''s phone rang.

Whatever he heard made his face change. He hung up and said to Maggie and the others, "Miss Miller, ---- everyone-sorry. Something urgent''se up. I''ll have to go. Let''s gather again another time." Since he''d addressed her directly, Maggie could only say, "Alright. Take care." Franklin and Chad left in a hurry. Watching him go, Mr. remont said, "Mr. Wilson looked genuinely worried-leaving that fast, it must be serious." Maggie''s heart skipped. A sudden fear: Did the olddy take a turn for the worse? She quickly pulled out her phone.

If anything had happened, Franklin would message her the moment he stepped outside. No unread message from him. So it probably wasn''t about Grandma Wilson. Relieved, she put the phone away. ---- Elsewhere- Chad and Jake only learned after leaving the restaurant that Julia had been rear-ended and badly injured. Franklin and Jake reached the hospital quickly. Sophia rushed up the moment she saw them. "Brother-inw, finally." Franklin nced at the ER doors. "What''s her condition?" Before Sophia or Janice could answer, the doors swung open and the whole family surged forward.

"Doctor, my daughter-" "Doctor, my granddaughter-" "Doctor-" The chorus gave the physician a headache. He raised a hand; when the hall fell quiet, he said, "The head wound isn''t critical for now, but we''ll need further checks after she regains consciousness to be sure." ---- The Browns and Greens peppered him with questions. Franklin, meanwhile, told Jake to handle the admission. Once the room was assigned, the family clustered anxiously around Julia''s bed. Chad returned to the office; only Jake stayed with Franklin. Franklin had nned to fly out tomorrow.

But before lunch with Maggie''s team, ast-minute change had pushed their departure earlier. Jake checked the time, leaned in, and murmured, "Mr. Wilson, it''s already two-thirty. We have to leave for the airport before three, or we won''t make it..." The doctor had said Julia was stable, but her head injury was severe. She likely wouldn''t wake for another hour or more...style

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