The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 1072 - 1052: Reunion!

Chapter 1072: Chapter 1052: Reunion!

Rio Gordon didn’t pay attention to her, instead, he held Sisilia Thompson and continued to play with her.

Bella Gordon and Roy Thompson’s triplets consisted of two brothers and a sister. The brothers were Jeremy Thompson and Jonah Thompson, and the sister was Sisilia Thompson. Their names echoed the celestial theme—sun, moon, and stars. Their nicknames were Sun, Moon, and Star, respectively. However, Rio had a peculiar aversion to calling Sisilia ’Star’ and insisted on calling her Sisi, which eventually became her common nickname.

The little one adored this uncle the most. Every time kindergarten was out, she clamored to visit her grandmother’s house to see her uncle, while those two little boys preferred to seek out their auntie at their grandmother’s place.

This made Bella quite happily unoccupied.

"I’m talking to you, how about setting you up on a blind date? Don’t make Mommy worry!"

"No need for that!"

Seeing her go on, Rio directly picked up Sisi and spoke decisively, "Sis, don’t fret over my affairs. What Mommy wants is for me to find a woman and live a happy life, not to marry just for the sake of getting married!"

From childhood, Ivy Aretha’s concept for the children had always been about being happy and content!

"Forget it, do as you please!"

She knew well that nagging was useless, but as a relative, she always hoped he would become happier. If he was doing fine on his own, she wouldn’t say a word, but his current life outside of work seemed to revolve only around playing with children. He hadn’t even been married yet and had already become a full-time super dad!

In the blink of an eye, Rio, who had just gone upstairs, came back down again with Sisi in his arms, carrying a big bag. The little girl waved a victory sign with her small palm at Bella immediately upon descending the stairs.

"Where are you two off to?"

"I’m taking Sisi to the amusement park. We won’t be back for lunch!"

Bella: "..."

Why did she feel like she was the one who had sent them away?

The amusement park was typically packed on weekends. Sisilia Thompson loved the bustle. Neither the Thompson nor the Gordon family had a tradition of booking the venue exclusively. After all, Sisi was very young; Rio held her almost the entire time and only let her down when it was time to play.

"Uncle, uncle, I want to slide down the slide with the other kids!"

They had all sorts of slides at home, yet she insisted on squeezing into the crowds here. He used to not understand the world of children, but now it seemed he did. Surrounded by many women, his mind was still fixed on that one person far off, unreachable as the ends of the earth.

"Alright, uncle will carry you there!"

Parents crowded around the entrance to the slide. Rio first carried the little one over, then showed their tickets. The parents could only wait by the entrance and couldn’t accompany her inside, so he stood by the door, eyes unwavering, vigilantly watching over the little one on the playground area, afraid she might get hurt.

"Don’t worry, uncle. Have a seat over there. I’ll come to you after playing with the other kids. Sisi will feel sorry if you get tired!"

After finishing her sentence, the little one blew him a kiss from afar. Rio then shook his head, smiling, and found a seat in the parent observation area next to the slide, only to be drawn away by a crisp, low call.

"Phoebe, be careful not to run so fast!"

The low voice was as melodious as that of an oriole, floating from afar. But apart from being pleasant to the ear, the voice was eerily familiar, so familiar it was somewhat stifling. Rio suddenly stood up, and at that moment, an image from five years ago, a face deeply etched in his life, flashed through his mind.

Rio Gordon’s gaze was as if ensnared by the distant shadow, the goose-yellow dress, her graceful, light smile—in just a glance, he knew it was her. The one who had insistently clung to him for nearly three years during the naive days of youth, yet just when his frozen heart began to beat for her, she had patted her butt and left.

Unexpectedly, after five and a half years, they met again!

She seemed unchanged, still favoring the goose-yellow dress, still bearing that careless grin on her face; the only difference was her long hair had been cut short, just reaching her shoulders, seemingly too much struggle even to tie up.

"Okay, if you keep running, I’m not going to chase you anymore..."

Hearing her voice and seeing her smile, she seemed to be doing well. Therefore, the Leon family’s economic crisis back then probably hadn’t affected her much.

"Phoebe, if you don’t behave, I’m really going to spank you!"

Phoebe?

Was that the name of the child?

Rio Gordon clearly heard the sound of a string breaking in his mind at the moment the word "child" exploded, his head a total blank!

A child, five and a half years, now twenty-three, that child looked younger than Sisi, two at most, just learning to speak and walk, unsteady steps on the grass. Was that her child?

Even though he hadn’t come to terms with this reality, his long legs moved uncontrollably towards her.

"Phoebe, your ball dropped..." The word was still in her mouth when a pair of polished leather shoes appeared before the ball Senna Leon was going to pick up. Before she could look up to see who the newcomer was, the person had already bent down to pick up the ball and held it out to her.

"Thank..." The word hung suspended in mid-air. Senna Leon had imagined a thousand reunions but had never thought it would be at a place like this.

Although nearly six years had passed, the face etched into her memory remained familiar. When they met again, he was no longer the immature and aloof boy of the past but had grown into the dominative CEO right out of a novel’s pages.

Still with delicate features, fair skin, and imposing eyebrows, he had an even more enticing air about him than before, only his cold aura had intensified!

"Long... long time no see, Rio... West!"

After stuttering for a while, Senna Leon managed to squeeze out a smile from the urge to cry and even waved her hand, but the man seemed uninterested in her greeting, just staring at her with a face of stone, his focused gaze almost seemed infatuated!

Up close, Rio Gordon noticed she had lost a lot of weight compared to before. Her face, once plump with a natural cuteness, now bore an indescribable sadness.

The flesh on her face was almost clinging to her bones, and if it weren’t for her shoulder-length short hair covering it, her face would have appeared even thinner.

She hadn’t had it easy these past years, Rio Gordon’s eyebrows slightly furrowed: "Indeed, it’s been a long time!"

Time seemed to halt, and the two maintained their immediate posture without moving. After a while, Senna Leon finally acknowledged the child at her side: "Phoebe!"

"Little mommy, I’m here!"

Little mommy!

Rio Gordon hadn’t even had the chance to ask before he pronounced the death sentence—the child was hers!