Chapter 271 Are You A Fish
Maria could tell Augustine and Charlotte couldn''t wait to hold their great-grandson, so she smiled
and gently ced the baby in Charlotte''s arms.
Charlotte instantly lit up, watching the baby with delight. Even Augustine couldn''t help but soften at
the sight of such a cute little thing. "Grandpa, Grandma, could you look after the baby? There are
some thing I need to take care of first," Maria said.
"Is that what you want?" Augustine couldn''t tear his gaze away from his great-grandson.
"Yes, Grandpa."
"Okay then," Augustine said a little too quickly. His eyes shone as he watched the baby wriggle in
Charlotte''s arms.
Maria had the baby’s luggage carried into the vi. After that, she instructed the driver to take her
back to the Golden Mansion.
Ever since shended, she hadn''t had the chance yet to go home. When she finally arrived at her
building, she had all her luggage taken to her apartment.
When thest of her luggage was dropped off at her apartment, Maria stood in the middle of the
room and sighed. "I''m back, H City."
Meanwhile, in the HL Group headquarters, a meeting was being held among the senior executives
of thepany.
Because the data presented didn''t yield satisfactory results, the man sitting in the chairman''s seat
looked extremely unhappy.
Just as he was scowling at the figures, his phone rang. Glimpsing at the caller ID, he swiped to
answer the call. "Hello, Grandpa."
"James, Charlotte and I stumbled upon a baby on the street when we were out on a walk. Do you
think we should keep it?"
James was silent. ''A baby?''
"The baby is so cute, James. It''s about one month old. Charlotte and I have grown rather fond of it,
actually."
James pursed his lips, still keeping silent.
He decided to see this baby for himself.
The moment James entered the vi, he found the baby lying in a crib in the middle of the living
room.
The baby had just woken up looking at his surroundings with wide, curious eyes.
Wearing a light-colored jumpsuit, the baby sucked on its little paw, his deep ck eyes watching the
stranger approaching him.
James recalled the first time heid his eyes on Arthur. This baby reminded him of Arthur, observing
the world around him with such curiosity.
As the two of them locked eyes, the baby seemed to instantly like the big man. He cooed and
gurgled with a happy smile, wriggling his little arms and legs excitedly.
James just watched him in silence. What made the little fellow so happy?
Finally, he withdrew his gaze from the baby in the crib and addressed his grandparents in the room.
"Where did you find it?"
Charlotte answered calmly, "At a corner of the street."
Augustine added, "I''ve sent someone to investigate. It''d best if we can find its family."
At this moment, the little guy spat out a bubble from his mouth. Seeing this, James frowned slightly.
"Are you a fish?"
The boy spat out several more bubbles in response.
James found himself stretching out a finger to poke each bubble, one after another.
Seeing the way their grandson acted, the two elders couldn''t help but snicker under their breaths.
Before leaving, James said, "If you two really want to, take care of it for the time being until we find
his family."
He could tell the two elders loved the little guy as if he were their great-grandson.
Augustine nodded. "Sounds good. You must send two servants here. Charlotte and I aren''t strong
enough to look after an infant by ourselves."
"Alright." Of course, James wouldn''t refuse. He would do anything to please his grandparents.
Once he left, he did what he promised to do and sent two servants to the house. He also asked
Summer to buy some baby''s supplies and have them sent over.
It had been six months and twenty days since James saw Maria again. The second he entered the
Leopard Club, he recognized a familiar feminine voice bickering with Ethan in the corridor. "You''re
deaf and blind!"
She seemed to be a little plumper, though she still dressed the same. Somehow, she looked even
more charming and mature.
Ethan was at a loss for words, unable to retort. However, from the corner of his eye, he saw the
man approaching them. "James, your woman just hurt me. Teach her a lesson! If you won''t, I will!"
Completely disregarding the banter the two were having just now, James said to Ethan
expressionlessly, "Mr. Liu is waiting inside. Are youing or not? If not, then go home."
Of course, Ethan knew what the answer to that question was. Giving Maria onest snort, he stuffed
his hands into his pockets and strode into the private room, followed by James.
Maria smiled to herself proudly, watching the two head towards the private room.
''You might be smart, James Xi, but you still haven''t figured out that I''ve given birth to your son.''
Just then, someone called her name, gesturing for her to hurry up. Snapping back to her senses,
she scuttled to the private room.
The reason why the three of them were at the Leopard Club that night was there was a bid for a
project that aimed to help stray animals in H City.
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There were manypaniespeting, including the HL Group and Maria''s DS Group. Ethan was
there acting as a volunteer vet.
That night had also been Ethan''s first time to see Maria in a while, so naturally he struck up a chat
with her. The chat shortly led to bickering, which made things feel like the good old times.
Just now, the words "your woman" from Ethan did not cause any romance between James and
Maria. The two of them separated after entering the private room.
When they were all inside the private room, Ethan pushed Maria towards James. "Sit over there,
next to James."
Maria lost her bnce from Ethan''s shove. ''Ethan, I''m going to kill you!'' she cried internally.
Before she was able to regain her bnce, her hand brushed against James''.
Mortified, she immediately drew her hand.
James noticed how quickly she had retracted her hand and his expression darkened. It didn''t take a
genius to tell he was extremely unhappy.
Feeling the coldness emanating from the man beside her, she guessed it was probably because he
was unhappy she was here. Through gritted teeth, she yanked Ethan by he arm and forced him to
sit between her and James.
That way, James wouldn''t be able to use her of seducing him the second she was back in town.
Sitting between the two, Ethan was equally unhappy. If he stood up, it would be too obvious, maybe
even rude. If he stayed seated, he''d have to y the third wheel between Maria and James. How
annoying!
But he didn''t feel annoyed for too long, because a few minutester, someone shoved him aside.
Ethan quietly eyed the two women Mr. Liu sent to please James. They were hired for James and
James alone, so they ignored Ethan and even had the audacity to shove him. Ethan nced at
Maria, who was busy chatting with other people. Seeing he was left to his own devices, he huffed in
frustration.
The two women, with heavy make-up and curvaceous figures, practically threw themselves onto
James. Their intentions were painfully obvious.
This was nothing out of the ordinary. After all, James was handsome and rich; multitudes of women
fawned over him.
Maria seemed oblivious to all this, so Ethan decided not to bring it up. Instead, he sipped from his
ss of wine and took out a pack of cigarettes.
He automatically offered one to Maria. "Smoke?" In the past, Maria was a casual smoker.
However, to his surprise, she just smiled at him sweetly and said, "No, thanks. I quit smoking."
She hadn''t lit a cigarette ever since she found out she was pregnant.
Hearing this, Ethan was stunned. He scooted over to her and asked, eyes wide, "Can you teach me
how to quit smoking?"
Maria chuckled. ''Get pregnant,'' she thought to herself.
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