The Soft-Hearted Wife of Mr. Big Shot-Chapter 214: Turns Out Eating Candy Doesn’t Always Cure a Bad Mood

Chapter 214: Chapter 214: Turns Out Eating Candy Doesn’t Always Cure a Bad Mood

Watching the person she loves lying in bed, unconscious and unresponsive, was truly distressing. Tess felt as though her heart had almost stopped.

That feeling was genuinely painful, terribly painful.

"Boss."

Tess walked out, and Holly Sawyer stood at the door, a cigarette in her hand, half-burned, with no indication whether she had smoked it or it had simply burned away.

"Mm."

Holly nodded, bowing her head in contemplation.

"Why are you smoking?"

Tess looked at the cigarette in Holly’s hand and softly asked.

She had known Holly for quite some time and had never seen Holly smoke or drink excessively. Holly seemed very well-behaved, yet there was a stubbornness deep within her.

"I didn’t smoke."

Holly extinguished the cigarette, threw the half-burned cigarette into the trash, and spoke slowly.

Indeed, she didn’t smoke. She simply lit the cigarette and watched it burn bit by bit.

She doesn’t smoke.

Perhaps it’s more accurate to say she doesn’t smoke now.

She used to smoke.

Smoking, drinking, racing—she did it all. Back then, she was young and filled with recklessness.

Now she’s quit smoking, seldom drinks, doesn’t race, has returned to a more orderly lifestyle, and can be considered very well-behaved.

Tess looked at Holly, remained silent, feeling a heavy heart.

"I always feel like I have intermittent amnesia."

Holly was silent for a while, then spoke slowly, her voice gentle.

There were certain things she truly couldn’t remember. It was a strange phenomenon she could sense.

As if her memory was missing a piece.

"I don’t think so."

Tess lightly bit her lip, wanting to avoid the topic.

Many of them knew about Holly’s situation, yet none spoke of it.

When Holly encountered problems, her emotions would fluctuate greatly, causing her to forget the events of that time.

Holly: "Hopefully."

The two engaged in a sporadic conversation, neither feeling particularly good.

"Boss, I always think, if only I weren’t a girl."

Tess sighed, a sentiment many girls had likely expressed.

Though they sighed due to menstrual pain, Tess sighed for other reasons.

"No one can choose their life. Just live it well. Sometimes being friends is better."

Holly forced a smile and spoke gently and softly.

"Go keep her company, talk to her more."

After saying this, Holly walked away slowly.

——

Leo Grant had just returned from discussing a major project and saw Holly sitting in his office chair.

Holly had her head down, fiddling with her phone, feeling somewhat upset.

Leo understood Holly’s current state of mind.

"Here, a lollipop will cheer you up."

Leo approached Holly, performing a little magic by pulling a white peach oolong flavored lollipop from his pocket, peeling off the wrapper and handing it to her.

Using the words of a little girl to comfort another.

"Thank you."

Holly placed the lollipop in her mouth, but her mood did not improve.

The sugar dissolved, spreading in her mouth, yet her mood remained unchanged.

Sometimes, candy doesn’t necessarily heal one’s mood. This was the first time Holly truly felt this.

Previously, whenever Holly felt sad, simply eating candy seemed to lighten her mood a bit, always considering candy a mood-healing remedy.

Now she suddenly realized that eating candy didn’t necessarily make her happy.

"Feeling better, hmm?"

Leo gently rubbed Holly’s head and softly asked.

"No."

Holly shook her head, continuing to remain silent.

She couldn’t be happy. How could she feel happy?

Her friend lay unconscious; how could she possibly be happy? Happiness was impossible.

"Don’t overthink it. Everything will be fine."

Leo embraced Holly, soothing her with his gentle voice.

The little girl was unhappy, and it made him sad too.

"Brother..."

Holly suddenly burst into tears, with tears spilling down, soaking Leo’s clothes.

"There, there, don’t cry."

Holly’s sudden crying left Leo flustered; he gently patted her back.

The little girl was crying, and he didn’t know how to comfort her.

"I feel so useless..."

"My medical skills aren’t bad, so why can’t I heal her?"

"I can’t wake her up soon enough."

Holly spoke while crying, continuing to sob.

She was already feeling very sad, hadn’t intended to cry, but for some reason, seeing Leo made her tears fall.

Perhaps it was frustration.

"No way, my Holly is so incredible. My Holly is the best."

"Holly can treat my grandpa, so she can definitely heal her friend too."

"Waking up requires a trigger. She’ll definitely wake up."

Leo softly coaxed Holly, gently wiping her tears.

The little girl was crying, leaving him a bit helpless, afraid of seeing her tears.

"Brother, you’re so good."

Holly sniffed, her tears flowing more freely.

She was never one to cry when faced with difficulties, yet in Leo’s presence, her tears suddenly fell.

Perhaps, only in front of someone she loved could she cry uninhibitedly.

"Silly girl."

Leo rubbed Holly’s head, gently wiping her tears, his voice extremely tender.

His little girl was somewhat silly, silly and adorable.

"In the future, in my presence, you can remove all your masks, just like now."

Leo held Holly tenderly, his voice caring and gentle.

Yes, he hoped Holly could take off all her disguises in front of him.

In his presence, she could cry loudly, laugh freely, anything was possible.

He didn’t want Holly to only show happiness in front of him, hiding away to feel sad. This current feeling was just right.

"Mm, okay."

Holly nodded, lightly biting her lip.

"Want to eat something?"

Leo patted Holly’s back and slowly asked.

Food can make one feel better when they’re upset; his little girl was such a foodie after all.

"Whatever."

Holly was disinterested, not wanting to eat much.

"Then I’ll order some tasty food for you, just sit tight, alright?"

Leo went out and instructed his secretary to buy some sweets.

When feeling down, sweets are a good choice, so Leo ordered some dessert for Holly.

Holly sat silently, playing games on her phone to heal her mood.