After drinking her milk, Annie didn’t linger and left directly, as bothering Leo would make him unhappy.
She wasn’t looking to nd the mother-son relationship with Leo; all she wanted was for Leo not to hate her. Thinking about the way Leo looked at her before made her very sad.
"Your mother must have been very beautiful when she was young."
Holly praised, nestled entirely in Leo’s arms.
Annie was the kind of woman who exuded grace in every gesture; despite her age, she maintained herself exceptionally well, hinting that she was a great beauty in her youth.
"The title of Arkenfall’s first beauty in those days was not bestowed in vain."
When it ca to Annie, Leo didn’t feel much emotional fluctuation. Without personal interaction, any level of blood relation is aningless.
Moreover, the title he gave Annie since childhood was a heartless person; he was indifferent to her.
Annie was stunning in her youth. Born into a family of pianists, she played brilliantly, once renowned as a talented woman, and together with her outstanding beauty, she successfully claid the title of the city’s first beauty.
After Annie began dating his father, they were seen as a fairy-tale couple to outsiders. Initially, he believed the sa, but as he grew older, he slowly discovered his father wasn’t that affectionate either.
Accidentally overhearing his father’s conversations, he realized that the envied marriage only existed on the surface; inside, it was a chaotic ss.
"No wonder my brother is so handso."
Holly playfully winked at Leo, her deanor extrely serious, with little stars of laughter in her eyes.
Leo was very handso; he inherited it well.
"You’re indirectly praising ."
Leo lightly smirked, gently rubbing Holly’s head, his voice extraordinarily gentle.
This little girl was indirectly flattering him, really quite adorable.
"I really like you, brother."
Holly blinked, her eyes filled with laughter.
She liked Leo a lot; the more she interacted with him, the more she liked him, feeling herself becoming increasingly unable to live without him.
The sense of dependence was indeed strong.
"Is that considered eting the parents?"
Holly blinked, looking playfully at Leo, though the eting with Annie wasn’t joyful, Annie didn’t dislike her.
"I’ll take you to et my grandfather soti."
Leo gently held Holly’s hand, speaking slowly. In his heart, his grandfather was the closest person.
His father was harsh with him during his lifeti and offered little affection, so they weren’t close.
The Grant family, although blood-related, each had their own agendas, thus no closeness existed.
"Actually, I’ve t your grandfather."
Holly blinked, speaking earnestly, her tone gentle and soft.
She had t Leo’s grandfather long ago, she had treated him before; he was a very kind old man.
"I know."
Leo held Holly’s hand tightly, appearing understanding.
What Noah said was true; Leo noticed, and he knew that day Holly didn’t want to ntion it, but inside, Leo was very clear that Holly had t his grandfather and wasn’t unfamiliar.
"I rember you asked if you had seen at that ti."
Holly tilted her head at Leo, her smile particularly gentle.
She rembered Leo asking her if she had been to Arkenfall one day, aning her activities that day were exposed.
Though she didn’t want to say anything then, now she feels there’s no need to hide it.
She truly wonders, how did Leo see her?
She planned exceptionally well, Leo shouldn’t have been able to wake up during that phase, so how did he know?
"Noah saw you."
Leo spoke honestly.
Holly fell silent.
"You don’t have to say anything if you don’t want to."
Seeing Holly fall silent, Leo’s voice was gentle too.
His little girl could hold secrets, and he didn’t mind, as long as she stayed with him and had him in her heart, it was enough.
"There’s nothing I can’t say. I went to the Grant family’s old house because I treated your grandfather."
Holly gently shook her head, speaking slowly.
The first ti she treated Elder Grant was actually an accident, later she went again due to Leo.
That was Leo’s grandfather, she couldn’t just stand by idly, he might be her grandfather one day.
If Elder Grant’s health improved, Leo would be happy, and if Leo was happy, she would be as well; it was a chain reaction.
Leo looked at Holly: "Hmm?"
His little girl knew dicine, truly hidden talents.
"I studied dicine."
Holly said, she learned from soone else, maybe because she had the talent, she mastered the skills very well.
Surpassing her teacher, her dical skills excelled, Elder Grant’s condition happened to be her forte.
Leo asked: "How long did you study?"
dicine truly takes a long ti to learn.
"Around when I was five."
Holly counted on her fingers, reflecting for a while, she had learned from a very young age.
She wasn’t a prodigy, learning and grasping skills weren’t miraculous; she simply put in more effort than others.
Though she had talent, there were still many things she didn’t understand, under her teacher’s "pressure," she could improve more.
"Holly is really impressive, I found a treasure."
Leo gently stroked Holly’s head, his voice warm.
The little girl was indeed remarkable, knowing a lot, hidden talents, wearing many small disguises.
There’s nothing he hadn’t thought about, nothing the little girl couldn’t do, truly a treasure.
"eting you, I feel like I found a treasure."
Holly playfully smiled, sticking her tongue out at Leo.
She liked Leo very much, never having liked anyone so much.
"By the way, brother."
Holly suddenly patted her forehead as if she suddenly rembered sothing.
Leo: "What’s up?"
"Don’t you think my acting is quite poor?"
Holly bit her lip, looking up at Leo.
The first ti she was "picked up" by Leo, that sudden amnesia was indeed rather speechless.
How easy is it to forget?
A rather fake incident; she just wants to know if Mason really believes or not.
The doctor said it might be amnesia caused by heat stroke, but Holly doesn’t believe it, though such cases exist, they’re a one in a million chance.
Leo was very smart; Holly doesn’t think soone so intelligent would believe such a poor excuse.
"No, your acting is quite good."
It reached the point of confusing truth with falsehood; if it weren’t for that mory loss, Leo would have genuinely thought Holly was that pure, that innocent.
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