The Soft-Hearted Wife of Mr. Big Shot-Chapter 233: Approaching New Year’s Eve

Those rich second-generation heirs have also taken a fancy to Holly Sawyer. They try to win over Holly with money, buying her expensive things, but she just scoffs at them.

She’s not short of money and isn’t interested in it, not tempted by any monetary offers.

She’s independent, capable of making her own money, and learned how to deal with people from Rose Sawyer.

Rose’s method of education was to toughen her up, not to keep her sheltered like a greenhouse plant.

Flowers in a greenhouse are actually very fragile; they fall at the slightest mishap, not resilient at all.

After washing the dishes, Leo Grant saw the mother and daughter playing around in the living room. He shook his head with a smile and then went upstairs.

It seems Holly takes after Rose in her personality.

"You deceived me for nearly twenty years."

Feeling tired, Holly lay on the sofa and rolled her eyes at Rose silently.

All along, she thought Rose couldn’t cook and would blow up the kitchen, and now Rose casually revealed that it was all fake.

Holly just felt a pang of frustration in her heart.

Rose held back laughter, not saying a word. Indeed, the deceit had lasted quite a while, but it wasn’t a big deal.

"If you weren’t my mom, I might have thrown you out already."

Lazily, Holly glanced at Rose and spoke slowly.

Yes, if Rose weren’t her biological mother, she might have already thought of throwing her out, not willing to give her any face.

She was really infuriated.

"Too bad I’m your mom; you can’t do anything about it."

Rose said with a smile, looking at Holly with laughter in her eyes.

Quite unfortunate, huh.

Since Rose needed her beauty sleep, she went to sleep early in her room. Holly yawned and planned to go back to her room to sleep too.

A bit sleepy now.

As Holly entered her room, she immediately fell into a familiar embrace, a familiar scent mixed with the faint smell of shampoo wafting over her.

"Brother, what’s up?"

Holly had a gentle smile on her face, looking at Leo with amusement.

So peculiar.

"I miss you."

Leo held Holly tightly in his arms, speaking softly, his tone gentle.

"But we just saw each other a moment ago."

Holly found it amusing; they clearly went out together today and had dinner together, and it had only been a little while.

"I just miss you."

Leo said.

He missed Holly, very much—missing her already after just a short while.

"Can I hold you to sleep tonight? Just purely holding you to sleep."

Leo buried his face in Holly’s neck, speaking slowly.

"Okay."

Holly nodded, not refusing Leo’s request.

Leo worked in Holly’s room while she went to take a shower.

The warm yellow light in Holly’s room made it look cozy and serene.

As promised, just purely sleeping while holding, Leo quickly fell asleep, deeply content in Holly’s embrace.

Surrounded by Holly’s scent, Leo slept peacefully, as if lulled to sleep by an irresistible force.

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The night before New Year’s Eve, Holly cleaned the entire house thoroughly by herself, without hiring the help of Mrs. Hayes.

She was too lazy to hire a helper.

Cleaning her own house felt more fulfilling, and after being lazy for so long, it was time to move a bit; otherwise, she would turn into a complete couch potato.

"Did you... clean the house by yourself?"

Leo got off work early and was stunned to see the spotless glass and the rearranged items.

Had Holly really cleaned the entire house herself?

"Yeah, doesn’t it look pretty clean?"

Holly chuckled lightly, blinking her eyes softly.

Even though she was tired, she felt quite happy.

"Great job."

Leo complimented her.

"I kind of regret giving Mrs. Hayes such a long holiday."

Immediately, Leo added another sentence.

It had worn the young woman out.

If Mrs. Hayes hadn’t been given a long holiday, she would have done all these chores, with the young lady pitching in; it wouldn’t have been possible for her to clean such a large house on her own.

Leo felt a bit regretful.

"Ah, I’ve been lazy all winter; it’s time to stretch a little."

Holly clung to Leo’s arm, speaking coyly, her tone extraordinarily gentle.

Oops, she had upset Leo again; he’s such a small-minded guy.

But thinking of how Leo cared for her and worried about her, Holly instantly felt a swelling sense of happiness.

So nice.

"Want to invite Mom over for the New Year?"

Leo asked, as Rose had just left yesterday.

Initially, it was said that Rose would go on a trip for the New Year, but Rose had returned early and probably wouldn’t continue traveling with the New Year so near.

Leo thought of bringing Rose over for the New Year; it wouldn’t be nice for her to spend it alone.

"No need, we can visit her after the New Year."

Holly shook her head; Rose liked playing cards, usually gathering with friends to play cards during the New Year.

She didn’t feel like bothering Rose.

In the past, spending New Year’s with Rose, they would just do their own things separately, which wasn’t very meaningful.

Leo nodded, "Okay."

"Brother, you don’t have to work tomorrow, right?"

Holly asked, a bit curious.

Unsure whether Leo would be working on New Year’s Eve, he was always such a busy man.

"No, I have a break for more than a week; work resumes after the New Year."

Leo shook his head lightly and said, New Year still requires a break; one can’t just be busy with work all the time.

"Then can I help you out at your company after the New Year?"

Holly’s eyes lit up instantly; she looked at Leo, speaking sincerely.

Anyway, she didn’t have much going on; The Pantheon and other companies where she held shares weren’t frequently in need of her presence, and she just collected dividends without managing them.

Her daily life thus seemed somewhat idle.

"Sure."

Leo nodded.

Seeing Holly around every day was a kind of enjoyment.

Enjoying the feeling of being together with Holly all the time should be pretty great.

"Then what position should brother give me?"

Holly blinked gently, speaking slowly, with laughter hidden in her eyes.

"Whatever position you want, I’ll give it to you."

Leo placed his large hand on Holly’s head, speaking with a warm and pampered tone.

Whatever position Holly wanted, he would give it to her; even if Holly wanted his position, he would gladly hand it over.

As long as Holly was happy.

"Tsk, I’m still more interested in the shares."

Holly’s eyes rolled around playfully, speaking with a gentle tone filled with amusement.

Position and shares are two different concepts; holding a position requires setting an example, while shares allow for collecting dividends without direct contribution.

"Alright, I’ll give you all my shares."

Leo chuckled lightly and said slowly.