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Chapter 321

After finishing the call with Isabella, Maggie hung up the phone. About ten minutes later, Franklin sent her the time and location for Isabella’s training the next day.
But it was only the time and address for the training He didn t say anything more
The next day just a few minutes after Maggie arrived at the fencing hall Isabella showed up
The car only had Isabella and the driver
Franklin was not there
After getting out of the car Isabella happily took Maggie s hand and led her into the fencing hall
As soon as they entered Johnny called her
Maggie turned to Isabella and said Mom needs to take a call
Isabella replied Okay I ll go find my coach first
“Mm.”
Johnny just asked her a few things and after chatting for a bit he hung up the phone
Isabella hadn t gone far
When she saw her coach he smiled and greeted her Isabella you re here
Looking around he then asked Did Miss Brown or Mr Wilson not accompany you today
No today my mom came with me Isabella answered
Maggie listened to their conversation standing by the door After a few seconds she walked in
When Isabella s coach saw her a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes Miss you re here to
“Mom!”
Isabella s coach froze for a moment and then smiled Oh so you re Isabella s mom
Maggie nodded and shook his hand
Over the past six months whenever Isabella came to the fencing hall for training it was always Franklin or Julia or sometimes both of them who accompanied her
He knew Julia was Franklin s girlfriend but was not Isabella s mother
Isabella always came for training with her father or her father’s girlfriend, but her biological mother had never appeared. At the time, he had assumed that Isabella’s mother must have either divorced Franklin or even passed
Now that Maggie had appeared it meant that Isabella s mother was not dead
In that case, Franklin and Maggie must have been divorced.
He wasn’t sure why they divorced, as he wasn’t involved in their personal matters.
But judging by the way Franklin Julia and Isabella interacted Franklin seemed to have a good relationship with his current girlfriend and Isabella was also very close to her
He didn’t know if Isabella’s good relationship with Julia had been allowed by Maggie, so he didn’t bring them up. Instead, he complimented Isabella: “Isabella is very interested in fencing, and she has a natural talent for it, so she’s been doing great. There’s a good chance she’ll be in the top three in next month’s competition.”
Maggie nodded and was about to reply when Isabella came over holding her hand and asking Mom can you come with me to change clothes
Maggie nodded.
After Isabella changed into her fencing uniform the training officially began
Isabella s coach who was said to have been a fencing champion in a previous year was skilled in both technique
and tactics.
But perhaps Isabella truly had enough talent coupled with her boldness as she showed no signs of timidity during the training On the contrary she was quick on her feet daring in her attacks swift in her defense and reacted incredibly fast
Between her attacks and defenses there was already a touch of elegance and skill
In a daze Maggie felt like she could already see what Isabella would look like when she grew up and participated in competitions
But by that time she estimated she wouldn t be by her side
After about half an hour of training, Isabella ran over and grabbed her hand, looking up at her, waiting for praise. “Mom, did I do well?”
Maggie didn t know much about fencing and she wasn t very familiar with the sport
But last night she had looked up some information online to get a basic understanding of fencing
She took the small towel Isabella handed her wiping away her sweat and sincerely praised her Very good
She then turned to the coach walking towards them and said Thank you for your hard work
“It’s nothing,” Isabella’s coach replied, adding, “But it’s not all thanks to me that Isabella is doing so well. She had a good foundation before she came to our fencing hall.”
Both Franklin and Julia were good at fencing, and it was said that Isabella became interested in fencing because of
their influence.
For Isabella they were her real fencing mentors