A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 279

James' voice died in his throat. He looked at the baby closely. How could he have spawned such an ugly son?

Maria drew closer, her attention all on the child. "The little guy is quite cute. Can I hold him for a while, please?" Even as she spoke, she glanced sideways at him to study his reaction to her every word.

Before James could say anything, however, the little boy fidgeted. He stopped sucking his thumb and turned to Maria's direction with an excited hum.

Then, ignoring the man, Maria went ahead and plucked the child out of his hands. "I've heard talk that you have an illegitimate child. So it is true after all."

Charlotte smiled and didn't say anything. Maria was really good at playing tricks.

James refuted her with obvious displeasure. "I don't have a son."

Shaking the babbling baby in her arms, Maria pretended to be surprised at his denial. "You can't expect me to believe that you just found this baby on the street!"

James' mouth opened, obviously to voice out another refusal, but he couldn't utter a sound. How could he prove to this woman that the boy had indeed been found on the street by his grandfather?

Maria asked another question then. "Does Alina know about this?" "Of course not." Why would Alina have to know?

"As your fiancee, she is quite pitiful," Maria commented

thoughtfully.

"He is not my son," he emphasized again.

The woman didn't take it seriously and crooned to the little boy in her arms. "This is your dad. Call him Daddy. Say, Daddy..."

James gaped at her. Why was she being so silly? How could she expect a child barely two months old to talk and address anyone?

He realized a moment too late that she was deliberately taunting him.

Maria looked up at him then, ignoring his sullen expression. "His mother should be very beautiful, right? Since he is so handsome!"

Charlotte held back her laughter and kept watching them. 'Maria is really good at praising herself.'

James sneered. "His face is all crumpled up; there's no way he could have beautiful parents."

Maria curled her lips and retorted, "He's still a baby and hasn't grown up yet. He will be a handsome man when he grows up, you'll see!" And even if he turned out to be ugly, it would only be because of the genes he had inherited from James.

"It has nothing to do with you anyway, so why are you reacting so violently?" James scowled, thinking how she always wanted to quarrel with him over the littlest things.

She had to calm herself down. "What violent reaction? I just don't want to hear a grown-ass man calling an innocent baby ugly. If you think he's ugly, then you can go ahead and make a good-looking child for yourself!"

His reply to that was somber, his tone low. "Make a baby with you?"

Maria froze for a moment. His grandparents and the maid were all in the same room. Why was he being so shameless?

Augustine's voice broke into their banter. "I agree. Lily, please take the baby. You two should go upstairs and start making a very attractive baby right away."

James and Maria gaped at the old man.

Before they knew it, the maid had approached them and took the child from Maria's arms. "Excuse me, Ms. Song. I'll take care of the child. Please head upstairs with Mr. Xi."

Maria glared at the maid with wide, shocked eyes. It took her a couple of seconds to recover, but then she took a deep breath and decided to pretend like nothing had happened. "Grandpa, Grandma, I only dropped by to visit you. Since there is nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

"Wah!" The only response to her farewell was Bob's wail of protest.

Maria panicked immediately and walked over to the maid. "Why is he crying? Here, let me hold him."

Noticing the panic on the woman's face, James' eyes darkened. "Maria Song, he is not your son. Why are you fussing over him?"

Maria's heart skipped a beat; she didn't know what to say to that.