The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 1048 - 1028: Who Has the Ever-Youthful Face?

Chapter 1048: Chapter 1028: Who Has the Ever-Youthful Face?

Upon hearing Bella Gordon’s voice, Roy Thompson also stopped in his tracks, and his first reaction was to shield her behind him, before he slowly lifted his head.

Sure enough, he saw a face that almost looked exactly like Ivy Aretha’s, draped in a white floor-length dress with an ancient style, standing not too far away. From the pattern of the clothes and the neatly adorned long hair with a simple hair accessory, it all seemed to not belong to this era, at least suggesting the appearance of someone from fifty years ago.

However, this face did not look like that of a woman in her fifties or sixties at all. She didn’t speak, and seemed to have rushed over upon hearing the sound. Upon hearing Bella’s call of "mommy," she instinctively wanted to turn around and leave, but she stopped herself.

"Thank you for saving Bianca!"

After several minutes of silence, it was Roy Thompson who spoke first to say thanks.

"You are more capable than I imagined. I predicted it would take you twenty minutes to get here, but you only took fifteen; you are talented!"

The woman simply glanced at him, and then her gaze delicately landed on Bella Gordon’s fair face, softening inch by inch. The eyes of someone her age somehow gave off a benevolent impression, "You’ve already done very well, but protecting the ones you love is not about swiftly killing others; instead, it’s about mercy where possible!"

"Thank you for saving Bianca, but I don’t agree with what you said. I should have been harsher in the beginning, made a clean cut, and then neither Hanny Josh nor Adrian Watkins would have had the chance to harm Bella again. The cost of it is too great; I can’t afford it!"

Growth always comes with its heavy lessons, and fortunately for Roy Thompson, the person he loved was still well!

Having learned this lesson, Roy Thompson, now officially in charge of the Shawn Group, became unrelentingly ruthless, and he truly understood why his father had sent him to a place like South America, to teach him that dangers lurk everywhere outside the home. Some people and situations deserved leniency, but others required swift, accurate, and ruthless handling!

This harrowing experience propelled Roy Thompson firmly down the path of a heartless CEO. The Shawn Group controlled half of Andras City, showcasing to its inhabitants the style of a second-generation businessman raised by International Special Forces!

Of course, that was a story for another time.

"What I meant was not to implicate the innocent, those family members who are unaware. Let them go," she said.

After such an incident, the lives of Hanny Josh and Adrian Watkins were essentially the same, whether alive or dead. The woman turned to leave, only to be stopped by Bella Gordon’s call, "Fairy sister, you look so much like my mommy and you saved me; are you my relative?"

As soon as Bella Gordan’s voice fell, Roy Thompson could clearly feel the woman’s body freeze, her footsteps halting, before she spoke again indifferently after a moment, "It’s all right now, go back, and don’t inquire about anything else!"

"Not inquiring means you’re admitting you’re my relative but can’t answer my question, right? Are you staying alone on the mountain because you have some difficulties?"

Bella Gordon was sharp-minded from a young age and almost immediately grasped the key point in these words. She never believed that there would be someone in this world who would care about her so much at first sight without any reason, "Fairy sister, don’t be afraid. If you have any difficulties, tell me, and Brother Roy will definitely take care of you!"

"It turns out that a married daughter is like water spilled, why not count on daddy to take care of it!"

Before the woman across could speak, a resonant voice carried over, and the next moment, Michael Gordon’s unchanged, handsome face appeared in front of them, accompanied by Oliver Thompson and Lucas Sandy, "I say, my darling, talking like this, daddy will feel sad, feeling like all those years of upbringing went to waste!"

"It’s okay, daddy. I will definitely make Brother Roy repay you all the money you spent on raising me. I won’t let your efforts go to waste!"

After finishing her words, she hid behind Roy Thompson and sent a mischievous wink towards Michael Gordon, then looked proudly at the woman in white and spoke up, "Fairy Sister, hello! This is my all-powerful, invincible daddy. If you have any troubles, you can tell my daddy, and he will definitely be able to help you!"

Hearing this, the woman turned around, scrutinizing Michael Gordon intently. The moment he saw her face, Michael Gordon admitted that even for an old hand like himself, he was shocked. How could there be two people so alike in this world? Not only did they share similar countenances, but even their serene and aloof dispositions were nearly identical. "Ivy?!"

As the words left his mouth, Michael Gordon realized something was amiss and then asked, "What relation are you to Ivy?"

With such a resemblance, it was hard for Michael Gordon to believe there was no connection at all, especially since Ivy’s family seemed to no longer exist in this world.

"Are you that Michael Gordon who dared to march straight into the Orchid Kingdom’s imperial palace years ago and resolved the financial crisis?"

The woman surveyed him closely, not answering but instead posing a counter-question. After a long pause, she added, "Younger than I had imagined!"

Years ago?

Michael Gordon was stunned. The implied meaning of her words was quite clear—she seemed to know about the past events.

"You know about the events from back then?"

Michael Gordon almost instinctively wanted to answer this question, "Do you know Ivy?"

Could it be that Ivy Aretha had a sister or a brother?

If it weren’t for Michael Gordon being accustomed to seeing Ivy’s ageless appearance at over forty, he would have thought the woman before him belonged to Bella Gordon’s generation. But no matter how young her features, the composure in her move could not be cultivated by a twenty-something girl.

"Of course!"

So many years had passed, and she had intended to say nothing, knowing that Ivy was safe and well. But when she saw her husband and child, she couldn’t help herself, "As long as she is fine, that’s all that matters. Remember your promise, to protect her beauty for a lifetime!"

After speaking, she turned to leave, but Bella Gordon, quick-witted as ever, dashed over and grabbed her skirt, "Fairy Sister, don’t go! Come down the mountain with us. There are ghosts on this mountain; it’s not suitable for living!"

"It doesn’t matter, I’ve already lived here for almost forty years!"

Forty years?

Now, not only Michael Gordon and Bella Gordon were shocked, but almost everyone present was astonished. She had lived here for forty years, which suggested her age...?

In mountains like these, a little girl of a few years old couldn’t make the climb. She must have been at least ten years old when she came up the mountain, right? Adding it all up, did it mean that this woman, who had the face of a young girl, was at the very least fifty years old?

My God!