Chapter 488: Chapter 488: Leaving

Olivia Jenkins had packed her suitcase and informed Auntie Jane before setting off.

When Olivia headed to Harmony Village, she didn’t take Valerie Howard with her. She only took her program planning team.

After much hesitation, Auntie Jane decided to call her husband.

“Sir, the lady is heading to Harmony Village and she has already packed and left from the villa by Pearl Lake.”

Daniel Marshall furrowed his brows due to a headache and squinted his gloomy eyes.

After a pause, Daniel spoke coldly, “I know.”

“Sir, aren’t you going to accompany the lady? I heard that Harmony Village is far away, the mountains are high, and the roads difficult.”

Daniel’s brow tightened and his handsome face seemed twisted, “That’s her work, she has a team. She’s not going alone, Auntie Jane, you don’t need to worry about her. I’m busy!”

His voice was as cold as if it was coming from an ice cellar which sent a cold shudder down Auntie Jane’s spine.

In an instant, the line went silent.

Auntie Jane sighed, her expression a mixture of helplessness and fear.

In the president’s office of the Marshall Corporation, Daniel took out a pack of cigarettes, casually picked one to stick between his lips, and started smoking after lighting it up.

Daniel’s seductive lips slightly parted to release faint circles of smoke.

The contours of Daniel’s face were defined, like a perfectly sculpted statue. His expression was very serious. His handsome face seemed clouded and he emitted an eerie aura that was chilling to the bone.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Daniel’s frosty voice commanded, “Come in.”

Grace Ziegler, dressed in a professional outfit and carrying several documents, walked in.

As the smell of smoke filled the president’s office, Grace couldn’t help but frown slightly and carefully observed Chief Daniel Marshall.

At this moment, he was a different person from the one she had encountered when she arrived at work that morning. It seemed Chief Daniel Marshall was troubled.

Grace mentally noted this down as she slowly approached and placed the documents on his desk, “Chief Daniel Marshall, these are the documents you need to sign. Please sign them.”

Daniel examined the documents carefully while twirling the cigarette between his slender fingers, then promptly signed his name.

Even after receiving the signed documents, Grace still observed Daniel Marshall meticulously.

She didn’t dare stay too long and hurriedly left.

A while later, Grace was back, and Daniel was still smoking.

The thick white smoke was clearly visible in the office.

Suddenly, Grace placed an orange in front of Chief Daniel Marshall, her soft, watery eyes fixated on him, “Smoking too much is bad for you, Chief. Here, have an orange.”

Daniel glanced at Grace and then shifted his gaze to the orange in front of him. It was this orange that held his attention.

There was a smiley face drawn on the orange. Charmy Bennett had often done something similar.

Whenever he felt troubled, Charmy would draw a smiley face on a piece of fruit. She used to say that after eating the fruit, happiness would follow.

“How did you come up with the idea to draw a smiley face on the orange?”

“I heard about it from somebody. Whenever I felt down, I would draw a smiley face like this, then eat it. The mood feels somewhat lighter afterwards. Whether truly joyful or not, I think it’s a kind of encouragement.”

A faint smile graced Daniel’s lips, his gentle gaze fixed on Grace, “Thank you for the orange, you can go back to work now.”

Barely suppressing a smile, Grace nodded reluctantly and left.

The orange still remained untouched on the table, while Daniel stared blankly at the smiley face on it as he smoked.

Only that carefree woman never catered to him, only she cared least about him, only she was the coldest, as prickly as a hedgehog, constantly piercing him with her sharp quills.