The Soft-Hearted Wife of Mr. Big Shot

Chapter 287: A Love to Be Envied

"What happened to your hand?"

Following Holly Sawyer outside, Jenna Grant suddenly noticed Holly stopping in her tracks, looking at Jenna’s injured hand with a slight frown.

"Got a little scraped during a fight."

Jenna hid her hand behind her back, feeling a bit fearful and timid.

Though Holly Sawyer seemed harmless usually, Jenna was inexplicably afraid of her mother.

Holly had never scolded or yelled at her, and certainly had never hit her.

Yet, compared to her father Leo Grant, Jenna felt more fear towards her mother—it was that inexplicable kind of fear.

"So silly."

Holly extended her hand, and just when Jenna thought her ear would be pinched, Holly’s hand landed gently on Jenna’s wound.

She lightly caressed it, frowning slightly.

Jenna: "???"

How was that silly?

She was very smart.

If not for her intelligence, how else could she have skipped so many grades?

She clearly inherited her parents’ high intelligence; she was definitely not a paradox.

"Seems like the theories about paradoxes have some basis."

Holly glanced at Jenna and said softly, her voice especially gentle.

Jenna: "???"

No.

How was she a paradox?

It didn’t make sense, all right.

"Mom, for my current age not to have finished middle school, I’m already in high school now."

"That clearly shows I’m smart, having fully inherited your and Dad’s high intelligence."

Jenna analyzed logically and reasonably, finding nothing wrong with her intelligence.

From childhood to now, the most she heard was people saying, "How are you so smart?"

"Getting hurt in a fight isn’t silly, what is it then?"

Holly had her hands tucked in her pockets as she spoke calmly.

During her own fighting days, she wasn’t as weak as Jenna.

Jenna: "???"

Her mom had indeed proven to be a big shot in her days, outwardly seeming a goody-two-shoes but actually not at all.

"Mom, I’m afraid of hitting too hard; he’d be crippled."

Jenna lowered her head slightly and spoke softly, her tone gentle.

Because of her parents, she learned self-defense since a young age, and she was quite skilled.

But she was afraid that hitting too hard would cause real harm, which truly seemed pretty cruel.

"Back in my day, I wasn’t as silly as you when fighting."

"If someone hits you in the future, hit back hard without reservation."

"If anything happens, your mom will back you up."

Holly raised her hand, gently rubbing Jenna’s head as she spoke softly.

"Oh, got it."

Jenna nodded, looking understanding.

From then on, Jenna became a little tyrant.

Injured someone?

Oh, it’s fine; her family has money. Issues solvable with money aren’t issues at all.

Left someone crippled?

Oh, no worries, hospital beds can be reserved, and her mom would have her back.

Left someone mentally impaired?

Oh, it’s fine, at most guaranteeing a carefree life for them afterward.

Hurt someone beyond.....?

Oh, no worries at all.

Anyway, her family had both wealth and influence, and neither Dad nor Mom would say much to her.

That’s how a little tyrant is born.

——

Leo Grant and Holly Sawyer’s relationship had always been smooth. They never had arguments; it was always Holly throwing a tantrum, and Leo coaxing her.

Many people envied them as a perfect couple.

Leo said no second child, and indeed, they only had Jenna Grant as their sole daughter throughout their lifetime.

On Holly Sawyer’s sixtieth birthday, Leo Grant gave her a surprise.

The celebration was not only grand, but exceptionally astonishing.

The colorful fireworks lit up the night sky, brightening up the dark night.

[I love you, Holly Sawyer.]

These five words appeared in the night sky.

Holly looked up to the sky, her eyes carrying a smile.

No matter her age, seeing things that would delight young girls still made her happy.

"Holly, I love you."

"Whether it’s you at twenty or you at sixty, in my eyes, you’re equally beautiful."

"I never knew what it felt like to love someone, until I met you."

"You were beautiful at twenty because of age; at sixty, you’re still beautiful because I love you."

"Holly, on your sixtieth birthday, I want to propose to you again."

"Holly, marry me, I will protect you forever, that promise is for a lifetime."

Leo suddenly kneeled on one knee, holding a diamond ring in his hand, his eyes filled with affection as he looked at Holly.

His love for Holly was well-known.

The dessert shop he opened for Holly was now nationwide, and lovers of desserts all knew this love story.

The little couple’s gift shop Holly opened for him had also spread across the nation.

Now everyone knew of this love story, perhaps not the protagonists, but the love story was known.

"Wow, this is the kind of love I envy."

"I don’t envy couples who kiss passionately on the street; I envy elderly couples who walk hand in hand."

"Look, isn’t their love the one we envy?"

"From black hair to white, they’ve supported each other, I’m really envious."

"I want to have a love like that."

"I’ve seen young people proposing, never seen older people doing it."

"Waa, I want to fall in love too."

"..."

Onlookers were envious at this scene, discussing the romance of the elderly couple.

At twenty, Holly didn’t dare to be sure of how long Leo’s ’lifetime’ was, but at sixty, she was sure when Leo said ’lifetime,’ he meant lifetime.

Leo’s love for her had never changed.

It was then, it is now.

Holly nodded: "Alright."

"So sudden, I wasn’t prepared at all."

"Turns out a lifetime is so short, just a blink, and half has passed."

"Old man, I love you too, very much."

Holly’s eyes instantly teared up a bit, and she extended her hand, looking at Leo with eyes full of emotion.

Leo’s gesture was so sudden.

But she was deeply moved.

Even at sixty, Holly still had the heart of a little girl, so she still liked the things little girls liked.

At twenty, young girls like surprises, and even sixty-year-old women still like surprises.

The two of them, both over fifty, hugged each other tightly.

The street was filled with envious people.

Jenna Grant was married too, with her own family. Looking at her parents’ love, she had a smile on her lips.

"Look, my parents’ love is what I truly envy, I hope our love can be the same."

"You don’t need to treat me as my dad treats my mom, just don’t inexplicably show me an angry face."

Jenna tugged at her husband gently as she spoke slowly.