A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 333

James continued, "The doctor will give the baby an IV infusion, so his bangs will be shaved off later."

"He needs an infusion?" Maria echoed with a frown.

"Yes. The needle will go through his scalp."

Maria was aware of this because Arthur was also given such an infusion before. The thought of Bob being subjected to something that painful at his young age made her miserable.

She bit her lower lip. "If that's the case, then I won't bother to go and see the doctor."

There was nothing remarkable about her reaction, so he calmly followed her to the ward without saying anything else.

Soon after, the doctor came in with two nurses to give Bob an infusion.

One of the nurses began to shave off Bob's hair, and the baby started twisting back and forth uneasily.

The cries of the baby in her arms tore at her heart. Maria wanted nothing more than to bear all of the pain and discomfort for her child.

James and the other nurse held Bob's head immobile while the doctor carefully slipped the IV needle into one of the small veins on the baby's scalp.

After a few moments and several steps, Bob's voice had become hoarse from crying.

His mother's heart broke for him. Without James noticing, Maria secretly wiped her tears.

To her relief, the baby's fever gradually subsided after the infusion.

Only at that time did Maria let herself feel relieved enough to go back to take a shower and change clothes.

After a quick shower, she went back to the hospital. "Go to the company, James. I'll stay here and take care of Bob."

Once the doctor had allowed Bob to be discharged, Maria gave James a call. "I'll be staying at the Golden Mansion with Bob for a few days. Your grandparents are old, and the poor baby doesn't have his parents with him. We haven't been getting orders these days anyway, so I have some free time. What do you think?"

She had been meaning to find out what Rosa had been doing recently, but Bob's sudden illness ruined her plan. Of course, her child took priority over everything else in her life.

James asked, "Shouldn't you call Grandpa instead? Why are you telling me?" 'Is she blaming me for her company not getting orders?' he wondered.

On her end, Maria was lost in her own thoughts. 'What does he mean? Shouldn't I call him? Am I being too clingy?' She told James in a cold tone, "I mean, I'm telling you that I'll be busy taking care of Bob these days. Don't come to bother me when you're feeling bored."

The sudden change in her mood confused James even more. "If you want to take care of Bob, then fine, go ahead. You don't need to tell me about it. After all, I'm not his guardian." He frowned at the mention of Bob's guardian.

His words were met with silence. Maria ended the call without saying goodbye.

After telling the maid to look after the baby, she started to process Bob's discharge papers.

James stared at his phone, lost in thought. Then, he

turned back to his client and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wang. Let's talk about the rest later. Something needs my immediate attention, so I need to leave early."

He could tell that Maria was angry, so he needed to rush over to soothe some ruffled feathers.

"That's okay, Mr. Xi, I'll walk you out."

"I appreciate it your understanding, Mr. Wang. Thank you."

"You're welcome!"

After finishing the discharge procedures, Maria packed up their belongings. She was about to call Peggy to ask her to pick them up, but she saw James appear in the ward before she could grab her phone.

Even so, she ignored the man and pulled up Peggy's contact details.

Noticing that she was busy with a phone call, James made a beeline for Bob. The baby was looking better compared to the last time he saw him, and his face had returned to normal. When he saw James, he even stretched out his legs.

For some reason, James felt his heart soften at the sight, and an irresistible urge to hold the baby in his arms filled him. Carefully, he bent over the baby's cot and picked him up, allowing him to lie comfortable in his arms.

A few minutes had passed before Peggy finally took the call. "Maria, I'm so sorry. I didn't hear your call just now. What's up?"

"Are you busy right now? If you don't have anything else to do, please come and pick us up!"

"I'll be right there." Peggy had come over to visit Bob yesterday, so she knew where they were staying.