The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 523 - 502: I promise, I’ll listen to you

Chapter 523: Chapter 502: I promise, I’ll listen to you

Innumerable grand and small banquets have been attended, with people wanting to forge connections with them. When the adults couldn’t get close, they’d send their children instead, hoping for an opportunity. But he didn’t like it at all, especially the girls who clung to him.

Until he met Bianca Aretha, the little girl who was bold enough to mock him from the very start. He’d been fawned over by girls since birth, never rejected by them. Yet upon their first meeting, Bianca started making fun of him, calling him a crybaby.

He was infuriated and defiant at the time, even going so far as to crush her favorite toy and tear up her homework when no one was looking. Yet, she didn’t get angry at all, but fell to the ground laughing her lungs out, calling him an immature big boy.

If she didn’t like him, she should have confronted him head-on instead of behaving in a childish manner that even little girls were too mature for!

It was from that day on that he truly realized that she was a unique girl unlike any he had met before.

Gradually, he enjoyed hanging out with her, going to school together, and doing homework together. She had a lot of princess-like behaviors, nurtured by Uncle Gordon. He thought he would dislike it as he hated pretentious girls since his childhood.

Yet, unexpectedly, whenever he saw her being melodramatic, he found her extremely adorable and cute. Unconsciously, he began to get used to taking care of this little sister.

Just like now!

Whenever she was being spoiled, throwing a tantrum, or causing a ruckus, he was willing to comply and compromise obediently.

"Mhmm!"

His mind snapped back to the present. Roy Thompson’s slightly larger hand engulfed her smaller one as he softly gave a nod of agreement, and then said, "Remember to follow closely behind me later, don’t rush to the front, okay?"

Her mother was lured out by Amanda and then kidnapped. Listening to these two bad guys earlier, they might intend to assault her mother. All he could hope for now was that the locator on him would allow his father to pinpoint his location and arrive soon. They were both too young to do much, aside from making a commotion at crucial moments to buy some time.

But he did not want Uncle Gordon’s daughter to be implicated in any of this. Considering how good Uncle Gordon had been to her, Roy felt he should protect Uncle Gordon’s daughter. With this thought in mind, little Roy’s true feelings remained buried deep within his heart.

"Yes, I promise, I will listen to you. Let’s hurry to save Aunt Cathy!"

Upon uttering these words, the two kids stealthily followed the path the two men had taken earlier. To avoid detection, they made camouflage hats with twigs and leaves, much like the guerrilla soldiers they’d seen on anti-Japanese dramas, ready to use them as shields at any time. They slowly made their way along the road.

A remote, secluded mountain cave

"Boss Dunn, I’ve brought the woman. Are you going to take her, or not?"

Amanda Foster forcefully pushed Julia, only her wrists bound, towards the man known as Boss Dunn, then quickly dusted off her hands. "You’ve said before, if I could bring the woman here, you would cooperate with me. Now the woman is here. You wouldn’t go back on your word, would you?"

Hearing this, the man sitting on a dilapidated chair furrowed his brows, then carefully glanced at the wound on his chest. His gaze steadily turned icy cold, "Is it because she is Oliver Thompson’s woman that you think I wouldn’t dare to accept?"

As he finished his words, the man’s chilly gaze lingeringly scanned Julia’s body. His deep eyes were tinged with a sanguinary glow, and his gaze slowly moved down her body, looking as if he was mentally peeling off her clothes layer by layer.

His gaze made Julia’s hair stand on end. Her instincts told her, this was not just an ordinary kidnapper!

She became stiff all over, her body rigid as if frozen in place, not daring to move an inch in fear of exposing her vulnerabilities.

"She’s decent looking, but not exceptionally beautiful, however, this temperament of hers..."

Narrowing his predatory eyes, the man raised his hand, rubbing his chin thoughtfully, every swing of his head indicating he was deep in thought about her temperament, "This temperament, among all I have met so far, is the most exceptional one. It seems Oliver Thompson does have good taste!"

Upon finishing his words, he gave a satisfied grin.

"So, Boss Dunn, you mean to say..."

The moment Amanda heard his words, her eyes lit up, "You agree to a partnership? The woman is yours, the man is mine, and I help you get back the blood diamond, how does that sound?"

Amanda looked at him closely, while gauging what his intentions might be.

Harvey Dunn, who claims to be the Boss of the Grey Area, has been hiding out in various places around the globe for many years, always dealing in shady businesses. With a brutal nature and ruthless means, he doesn’t shy away from anything and has made quite a few enemies worldwide. The previous time, his men kidnapped Ivy for money, resulting in one of his bases being destroyed by Michael Gordon. This time, he escaped from South Africa to hide in the mountains and recover from his injuries after a near-death encounter with Oliver Thompson all for a blood diamond he had been cherishing for many years.

This fall was definitely a major one.

So, regardless of his intentions, it’s clear he holds a grudge against Oliver Thompson.

Whether they form a partnership or not isn’t important right now, but at least she could be assured that this man holds a grudge against Oliver Thompson, and having Julia in his hands is like her life being already half in the coffin.

"A partnership would of course be good, but if we can’t, then sleeping with Oliver Thompson’s woman sounds like a pretty good idea too!"

As he spoke, Dunn threw his head back and let out a hearty laugh. After a while, he turned his gaze back to Julia and taunted, "Your man is rather arrogant, isn’t he? He wants to kill me, doesn’t he? Too bad, not only did I not die, I’ve even got his girl now. I’d like to see for myself who gets the last laugh and who the real winner is!"

"Ahahaha!"

After speaking, the man’s wild laughter echoed throughout the desolate cave. The reverberating sound allowed people to sense his hatred for Oliver Thompson. Julia was disoriented by this maniacal laughter, her mind buzzing.

Oliver Thompson wants to kill him?

To see who will have the last laugh?

Who will be the final winner?

The man’s words were dissected one by one, and then... something snapped inside Julia’s mind...

This man probably didn’t just want her, but Oliver Thompson’s life!

"Amanda, what do you mean by tying me up here?"