A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 353

Upon seeing her son, the sickly woman cheered up instantly. "Bob, my dear, let me hug you," Maria said.

Ever since she had handed the child over to Norman, she had rarely gotten the chance to see him, so she had missed him more than ever.

Norman considerately put Bob down on the bed, next to her side. One of Maria's hands was still connected to the IV tube and it would be inconvenient for her to hold the child in her arms, so she could only hold him with her free hand and play with him.

Shoving his hands into his pockets, Norman raised an eyebrow and asked, "How did you end up in the hospital?"

Maria smiled. "Nothing serious. I just drank too much yesterday."

Norman smirked. "Is this how James takes care of you? Maybe you should consider getting a new man."

In fact, there were a lot of men who had feelings for Maria, but they had either already been turned down by her, or they hadn't had the chance to confess their feelings before she had become James' woman.

Of course, no one in the entire H City dared to fight with James for a woman, so none of them would pursue her now.

Perhaps Norman was the only exception, but what he felt for Maria was not romantic love.

Maria patted Bob's buttocks, which were covered by a diaper, and replied helplessly, "With this baby here, how can I think about that?" She had indeed thought about getting a new man before, but whenever she thought about Bob addressing someone other than James as "Dad," an inexplicable guilt came over her, and she didn't have the guts to go through with it.

If James found out about the truth, she might never have the chance to see her son again.

With a smile, Norman said, "I know that women are usually willing to sacrifice themselves for their children. But I can't believe that you, Maria, have also chosen to take this path!"

"I am a mother, after all," Maria replied softly, with a hint of pride in her voice. Since it was possible to give Bob a complete family, she didn't want to take that away from him just for her own selfish reasons.

Bob, who was lying next to Maria, beamed at her the whole time, happily waving his arms and legs in the air.

Norman looked at him and snorted. "I think this boy has the Oedipus complex. Look at him. He is so happy to see you that he doesn't even maintain his dignity."

'Men are all so arrogant. They'll never understand,' Maria thought, feeling dumbfounded. Touching her son's little face dotingly, she complained, "Mr. Shen, he's only a few months old. It would be more surprising if he doesn't love his mother, right?"

Norman reluctantly nodded. Maria's words did make sense, so he had no argument.

Since he had brought Bob along, he didn't stay for a long time. Within less than half an hour, the two of them left the hospital.

James' dinner appointment finished an hour later. As soon as he got into the car to head back to the hospital, his bodyguard reported to him in a low voice, "Mr. Xi, Mr. Shen came to the hospital earlier."

James glanced at the bodyguard expressionlessly. "What else?"

"He came with Bob, sir."

James turned away and faced the window without saying anything else. The thought of Norman carrying his son around every day made him feel uneasy. What if people started thinking that Bob was born to Maria and Norman?

James had originally planned to let Norman take care of Bob for a few more months, but now, he realized that the best thing to do was to take Bob back as soon as possible. In that case, he would have to think of a way to make Maria confess to Bob's real identity on her own.

When he reached the hospital and pushed open the door to Maria's ward, he saw her sitting on the bed and playing with her phone. She seemed to be in high spirits, perhaps because she had just spent time with Bob.

Seeing him walk in, Maria raised her head and greeted him with a smile. "Are you done?"

"Yeah,"

James said, slinging his coat over the chair before sitting down beside her. Then, he sniffed the air and asked tentatively, "Was there a child in here?” "What?" There was a hint of panic in Maria's voice as she stole a glance at him.

"There is the smell of milk powder, like... how Bob smelled." James' eyes blankly scanned the air, not looking at the woman on the bed at all.

In fact, the faint smell of milk powder did linger in the air, but it was not obvious enough for him to notice it. He had just said this on purpose, to see how she would react.

Maria felt a little guilty. Did this man have a dog's nose? "Oh, you have such a sensitive nose! Just now, a child from another ward was running about and crying for his mother. When he passed by my ward and saw me, he came in and stayed for a while," she lied, keeping her voice as steady as possible.

James nodded. "I see." He seemed to believe it, because he stopped asking questions after that.