A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 271

Maria could tell Augustine and Charlotte couldn't wait to hold their great-grandson, so she smiled and gently placed 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 villa. After that, she instructed the driver to take her back to the Golden Mansion.

Ever since she landed, 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 the last 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 the company.

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 villa, 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 black eyes watching the stranger approaching him.

James recalled the first time he laid 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."