When Holly Sawyer arrived at Leo Grant's company, she clearly saw a few suspicious men at the entrance. She lowered her hat slightly, a cold smile playing at the corners of her lips.
"Uncle, would you like a lollipop?"
Holly held a few lollipops in her hand and approached one of the men, asking with childlike innocence.
"Little girl, go play somewhere else."
The man waved his hand impatiently. He couldn't do anything to a little girl in broad daylight.
"Uncle, Leo said you guys love these."
Holly blinked, speaking with such naïveté that it seemed believable, as if it really were the case.
Leo?
The man suddenly froze.
"Yes, Leo has been watching you for a while."
Holly wore a genuine smile, speaking with earnestness.
The little girl exuded a particular credibility.
"Since you don't want them, I'll be on my way."
After saying this, Holly skipped into the company, her face full of sweet smiles.
The man was stunned, watching Holly's retreating figure and exchanged a few words with the others, after which they gradually left.
Midday is the quietest time at the company entrance, as most people go out for lunch. Leo likes to have lunch at the restaurant opposite the company after the crowd disperses.
These men had also timed it just right, deliberately waiting at Leo's company entrance.
Holly slightly curled her lips, silently counting numbers in her heart, figuring those men should be gone by now.
If they didn't plan to leave, she would have made them.
Having already given a heads-up, Holly made her way unimpeded to Leo's office. Leo was in a meeting, and Holly entered the office herself; there were few people on this floor.
Leo's office was simply decorated. Holly glanced around casually before sitting down and waiting for Leo, sending a text message on her phone.
"Holly, why'd you come over?"
Leo returned to the office after the meeting, spotting Holly dazing around, and slightly curled his lips.
"Um, I was afraid you'd go hungry, brother."
Holly blinked, tilting her head slightly, speaking with pure simplicity.
"Silly girl."
Leo opened the lunchbox Holly had brought, looking at the food inside, with a faint smile on his lips.
It's been over a week since he brought Holly home, and this was his first time coming to work, and the little girl was scared he'd go hungry.
Pretty adorable.
"Brother, is work tough?"
Holly stared unblinkingly at Leo, slowly asking in a particularly earnest tone.
Leo: "Tough."
No matter what you do, it's tough.
"How about I come help at the company, brother?"
Holly pondered for a long while with her head down, then lifted her head, speaking seriously to Leo.
"No need. Holly can just stay home and watch TV; brother doesn't need your help."
Leo suddenly laughed.
He went to the window, pulled the curtain open, and looked down, but the group was gone. He furrowed his brows slightly, a bit puzzled.
Someone wanted to assassinate him at his company entrance, and he wasn't unaware; he'd known for a while and had been observing from upstairs. Unexpectedly, during just a small meeting, they vanished.
"Brother, what are you looking at?"
Holly knew exactly what Leo was looking at; she pretended to be curious, tilting her head as she asked him.
"Nothing, Holly, let's eat lunch together."
Leo shook his head.
He took his phone and sent a message to Noah Raines, then had lunch with Holly.
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Holly went back alone in the afternoon. Leo was busy, so she didn't go straight back to the villa but got off a good distance away.
"Boss, the stuff you wanted."
Walter Bennett held a bag in his hand, filled with lots of odds and ends.
"Hmm, did you find out who sent those people today?"
Holly looked down at the items in her hand, her voice cold.
"It was Sean Grant, Leo's cousin."
Walter said.
"Was it hard to discover?"
Holly's expression suddenly turned icy; this cousin of Leo's was someone Leo particularly trusted.
"It's difficult; I doubt Leo can find out, but we have a special intelligence network."
Walter said slowly.
Some information is tough to uncover, but they have a special intelligence network, special intelligence sources, providing more and quicker information than others.
Sean handled things exceptionally well, so no matter how Leo investigated, the evidence wouldn't point to Sean.
"Ha, does Sean want Leo's position?"
Holly raised an eyebrow, the smile on her lips unusually cold.
Leo had said he trusted Sean, that Sean wasn't someone who'd want the position. Among the Grant family members he may not trust, but he couldn't distrust Sean.
Leo thought of protecting Sean, unaware Sean would do this…
Ha, whoever they are, anyone unfavorable to Leo is Holly Sawyer's enemy.
"Monitor Sean closely, but don't act yet."
The walnut in Holly's hand was immediately crushed by her, her smile exuding coldness.
The person Holly wanted to protect, she intended to do so firmly.
After receiving the directive, Walter left, and Holly leisurely walked back.
"Little girl, we meet again."
About five hundred meters from the villa, the man from this morning at Leo's company appeared before Holly.
"Oh, what a coincidence."
Holly blinked, a gleam of joy in her eyes.
"Come, we'll take you to your brother Leo."
Two other men stood beside him, three in total, with the man smiling as he spoke slowly.
The little girl seemed so innocent, so easy to deceive, it was natural to try coaxing rather than resorting to violence.
"But brother told me to go home."
Holly, with her head down, spoke hesitantly, appearing troubled.
Three people?
Ha, not challenging at all; they really thought she was a defenseless little girl.
"It's okay, brother Leo misses you."
The man started coaxing.
"Ah, then let me call brother, otherwise I'm afraid he'll be angry."
Holly gently bit her lip, speaking slowly.
"No need to call, just come with us."
The man had lost patience and reached out to grab Holly, but she easily dodged.
The man paused, thinking he'd missed, and reached out again towards Holly, but she dodged once more.
"Uncle, why are you so mean?"
Holly blinked, looking at the man curiously and asked.