The Soft-Hearted Wife of Mr. Big Shot-Chapter 185: An Early Christmas Present

"My fault."

Leo Grant pulled Holly Sawyer into his arms, holding her tightly, his voice soft.

Making the young girl cry was his fault.

"Not at all."

Holly shook her head.

Leo was too good to her, which moved her to tears, with no other meaning.

"I want to go take a look."

Holly walked to the Christmas tree, observing the things hanging on it, a deep smile on her lips.

Everything hanging on the tree were things she liked, including little snacks and small plush toys, which really lifted her spirits.

Leo had really put a lot of thought into it.

"Suddenly, I feel like my surprise for you isn’t enough."

Holly turned her head, looking at Leo, and slowly spoke.

Leo had given her so much, while she had given him so little.

Love is mutual, and though there was a lot of emotion in receiving so much from Leo, she also thought about giving back.

"I don’t like any surprises; having you by my side is the biggest surprise I could ever receive."

Leo looked at Holly tenderly, his voice doting and gentle.

Yes, he didn’t need a grand surprise; just having Holly by his side was the greatest surprise he could receive.

"Same goes for you."

Holly blinked.

Leo was also her biggest surprise.

"I didn’t used to know the difference between liking someone and loving someone, but now I finally understand."

A soft smile on Holly’s lips, she spoke slowly, her voice supremely gentle.

Before, she was naive and didn’t even understand what it meant to have a crush, even though she could comment on others with insight.

Now she understood.

She once thought liking was the same as loving, but now she understood that liking is liking, and love is love; they are similar yet different.

Liking is wild, love is restraint; liking can involve many people, but love is only for one person.

Liking someone might not be so romantic, but loving someone is truly a romantic thing.

Psychologist Sternberg believes that true love is a perfect combination of passion, intimacy, and commitment.

Passion makes you feel electrified, with dilated pupils and a racing heart; intimacy makes you always want to stay close and connected; commitment is the promise to the other person.

The three are indispensable; only intimacy is liking, only passion is infatuation, and only commitment is hollow love.

"So how do you distinguish them, hmm?"

Leo’s smile was deep; he also didn’t understand before, but now he did.

Liking and loving are truly different.

"Liking someone makes you happy to see them and miss them; loving someone makes you feel at peace when they are around and sad when they leave."

Holly gently closed her eyes, slowly recalling, her voice unhurried and particularly soft.

"I will always be by your side."

Leo gently ruffled Holly’s hair, his voice soft.

For the rest of their lives, he will always be by Holly’s side, from black hair to white, from youth to old age.

Always there.

Holly’s smile was exceptionally gentle: "Okay."

"Here, have a look."

Leo took down a box from the Christmas tree, placing it in Holly’s palm, signaling her to open it.

Holly was puzzled, but under Leo’s gaze, she opened the box, revealing a sparkling diamond ring inside.

Holly was surprised.

Leo smoothly went down on one knee, looking at Holly affectionately, "Holly, will you marry me?"

His voice was tender, mixed with affection.

"Yes."

Holly only hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Leo’s proposal was unexpected, catching her off guard.

Leo took the ring from the box and placed it on Holly’s finger; his movements were particularly gentle.

The proposal was not impulsive but planned long ago, just lacking the right moment.

Taking advantage of the Christmas surprise prepared for Holly, he proposed at the same time.

If Holly minded, he could propose again later, allowing many people to witness the scene and their love.

"Pretty sudden."

Holly looked at the ring in her hand, gently biting her lip and speaking slowly.

Truly sudden.

So much so that when she opened the box and saw the ring inside, she was completely shocked.

"The ring isn’t expensive, but the design is beautiful."

Leo explained a bit, as the ring was silver, which isn’t very valuable.

"Do you think I care about that kind of thing?"

Holly gently shook her head, looking at Leo with bright eyes.

She wasn’t materialistic; she wasn’t one to only like expensive things, and she could accept very affordable things, depending on who gave them.

As long as it was from Leo, she liked everything he gave her.

"I know you don’t care, but I do."

Leo lightly ruffled Holly’s hair and slowly spoke.

He cared that he couldn’t give Holly the best.

"So, here you go."

Leo took another box out of his pocket and handed it to Holly.

Holly was a bit confused; she opened the box to find a gold ring inside.

"Gold rings aren’t suitable for wearing outside; you can keep it, and just wear the silver one in the future."

Leo spoke slowly, his voice soft.

The saying goes, don’t show your wealth; wearing a gold ring can be dangerous at times.

Although things made of gold are valuable, some people think they look gaudy.

People prefer to keep them rather than wear them.

"Okay, you’re thoughtful, brother."

Holly playfully blinked and then put the ring away.

She liked them all.

"I’ll go cook; if you’re hungry, have some snacks."

Leo gently ruffled Holly’s hair again and spoke slowly.

The Christmas tree was covered with little snacks, and Holly’s lips curled up slightly.

Leo was really great.

"Okay."

Holly nodded and carefully examined the Christmas tree, feeling utterly delighted with what’s on it.

What was hanging on the tree was all Leo’s thoughtfulness, enough to touch her heart.

Holly took out her phone, snapped a photo of the Christmas tree, and another of the diamond ring on her hand, her smile sweet.

[Received an early Christmas gift that brings more surprise than anything else.]

Holly immediately posted the photos of the Christmas tree and the ring in her hand on her social media, adding this caption.

What Leo gave to her had always been the best, always enough to surprise her.

She suddenly felt that she gave too few surprises to Leo and started to think about what kind of surprise she could give him.

Looking at Leo busy in the kitchen, Holly’s smile deepened.

Such a surprise, so unexpected.