A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 310 Adopt Bob

He gently poked his soft chubby cheek with his finger and teased, "Come on, I just used you as an excuse to see her. You are just as stingy as that woman. However, as you have temporarily taken my surname, I shall treat you as my own and teach you how to be generous!"

"Plop! Plop! Plop!"

Seeing that he paid no attention to him, James found him more and more interesting and wanted to tease him. With a poker face, James pretended to be serious and said solemnly, "If you stare at me again, I'll take away your feeding bottle and then you will starve!"

The baby who was drinking formula milk wasn't afraid of him at all. Instead, he took the bottle away from his pouted mouth and belched at him. Then he continued to suck on the bottle as if nothing happened. James was speechless.

All of a sudden, he came up with a bizarre idea, "How about I tell Maria that I shall adopt you?" Anyway, he was not afraid of raising a child. In the future, he and Maria would have two more children and by then, Bob can play with their children.

In this way, his grandfather didn't have to send people looking for Bob's parents everywhere. If Maria agreed to his adoption plan, it would be like killing two birds with one stone.

On her way to HL Group, the enraged Maria had come up with multiple ways of teaching James a hard lesson. However, before she could get mad, the scene in front of her instantly cooled her down.

In front of the French window, the man stood there with the baby in his arms and they both stared at her at the same time with innocent eyes. The man frowned slightly and the baby looked tearful but obediently leaned against the man's arm. He had supported him easily and securely with one long arm.

The scene of the father and son being together was so beautiful that Maria couldn't help but sob. She controlled her mood and asked in a trembling voice, "Was he crying all this time?" "He's just finished crying," replied James flatly. He still had the same aloof expression on his handsome face.

Maria tried to calm down and challenged at him with a cold voice, "He is your son, please don't bother me next time!" She said so but she still quickly went over to pick up the baby in his arms. "He is not my son." He was afraid that she would misunderstand him, so he denied it again.

When she came to pick up the baby, he immediately let go. With a slight grin on his lips, je let her take care of Bob naturally.

Maria held Bob tightly to her chest and coaxed softly, "Have you sent someone to buy more milk powder?"

"He has already eaten." He was concerned that she wouldn't believe him, so he lifted his chin slightly to the other side of the room.

Following his gaze, Maria saw an empty milk bottle on the table near the cradle.

She breathed a sigh of relief, but she was afraid that he would see through her bluffing. So she raised her voice and asked, "Why do you call me if you have food for him?"

"I have no experience in taking care of children. You have." "But I'm not a nanny." James walked up to her and stared at her pouted angry lips. Then his eyes fell on the sleepy baby in her arms, "Do you like him very much?"

A hint of vigilance flashed through Maria's eyes. She quickly lowered her head and mumbled, "Nonsense. Everyone will like such a cute child. He wants to sleep. Keep your voice down!"

James cast a profound look on her shy face. He wasn't speak in a loud voice in the first place. Besides, why should he lower his voice just because Bob wanted to sleep? James changed his mind again. He didn't want Maria to adopt the baby anymore. He was concerned that the baby would bother Maria all day long in the future and he would see her less often.

Well fed and contented, Bob fell asleep soon. Maria held him tightly and didn't want to put him into the cradle. She sat quietly on the sofa and let the child rest in her arms. She gazed at his rosy cheeks as he was sound asleep, her heart was full of happiness.

"He's asleep," James reminded her.

Maria instantly glared at him, "Shut up!" She could see that Bob was fast asleep.

James' face darkened, he was somewhat jealous of the baby.

A few minutes later, he again opened his mouth, "The baby will go to my place tonight. You too."

She raised her head in confusion. When she was about to ask something, he quickly explained, "Grandpa and grandma want to have some free time of their own. I don't have any experience in taking care of children. You should come and take care of him."

Maria was not pleased with his answer at all. She stared at him hard, trying to figure out his real agenda. "You can ask the maid to look after the baby." Several maids in the mansion were chosen by Augustine himself and could be very handy in this situation.

"You know how I feel about random strangers. I don't like others to go there."

"Then why don't you tell the so called strangers off when they come and clean your house?" She curled up her lips scornfully.

"They went in to do the cleaning only when I was away. I will be at home tonight and I don't want to see other people. You are coming with me tonight." He took it for granted and his face looked absolutely calm and normal.

As a matter of fact, Maria was even wondering whether he had already known that the child was his.

At last, Maria pretended to agree reluctantly, "Okay, okay, but you have to promise me one thing."

"Shoot."

"Bob will be sleeping with us."

Sure enough, when James heard her request, he furrowed his eyebrows angrily, "Why?"

Bob was just a bait he threw out to catch her attention. Now that Maria had been hooked, Bob should just go away.

"No why. I'm not like you, irresponsible. Since we have decided to take care of the child, we have to be responsible to him to the end. He's only several months old. How can he sleep on his own? If you don't agree, I'll take him to my place. I'll personally take care of him all night long if need be. I shall send him to grandpa tomorrow morning."

James almost wanted to roll his eyes. Her answer was so perfect that he couldn't replace anything wrong with it.

In the end, for the first time, Bob got to be back home with his parents.

Maria and Bob took off first. James' driver drove them home, making sure they arrived home safely.

Things had not been easy for Maria these days. Many people were guessing whether Bob was the illegitimate child of her and James.

Now that she could be left alone with her son, Maria was definitely in a good mood. She held the child close to her chest and walked around the villa happily. Regardless of whether he could understand or not, she introduced every room to him, "This is the library. See? Your father is so extravagant. You must be a good child who studies hard when you grow up. This is the guest room. If I can't afford you in the future, I will give you to your father. The whole house will be yours."

In fact, Maria thought her idea was not bad. If she could tell James the truth about Bob, then everything of James would belong to Bob eventually.

However, on second thought, she didn't think it was a good idea. When Bob grew up, he should be able to make his own decision. Maria respected Bob's personal will whether he wanted to be with her or James.

When James arrived home later that evening, Maria was playing with the happy baby on the sofa in the living room. The cook was busy preparing dinner in the kitchen.

Hearing the baby giggling in the living room, James felt a little nervous. At this moment, he finally realized what he had missed.

He had missed the young and innocent Maria and of course their Arthur.

He changed into his slippers and walked into the living room. A beautiful smiling woman came into view. She was casually sitting on the sofa and Bob was lying in her lap. The two of them were holding hands, and the little fat feet of Bob randomly kicked on her belly.

He could feel that his chest was filled with happiness. 'It is time to have a child with Maria again,' he thought.

"Bob you are such a little cutie pie. Oh, little cutie, your daddy is home!" Maria noticed the man standing not far from them, he had a coat hanging on his arm.

Hearing the word daddy, James frowned and quickly said, "Maria, you know he is not my son." He didn't understand why she said so to piss him off.

"I know. I know everything." A strange look quickly flashed over her face as she picked up Bob gently, "Come and say hello to daddy!"