A Vengeful Ex-Wife

Chapter 333 Take Advantage of Her Privileges

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.

"Okay. Let's talk when you get here."

"See you!"

All of a sudden, Maria's phone was wrenched away from her hand. Whirling around, she saw James with one arm around Bob and his other hand pressing the phone to his ear. "Wait a minute, Peggy."

"Oh, Mr. Xi?" Peggy was taken aback when she heard James' voice.

Taking a glance at Maria's unhappy face, James said, "You don't have to come over."

"Mr. Xi, will you be driving them home?" Peggy asked. 'What’s wrong with those two? Did they have a fight or something?'

"Yes," James replied laconically.

"I see." With that, Peggy ended the call.

She didn't have to go to the hospital. Maria had James to assist her. In her opinion, James was not the sort of man one could just order around. Really, Maria should take full advantage of her privileges.

Maria grabbed her phone back and said in a flat tone, "Why are you giving orders to my assistant, Mr. Xi?"

"Ms. Song, did you not do the same to my assistant before?"

The retort rendered her speechless. Seething inwardly, she called James every invective she knew in her head.

A mischievous smile appeared on his face when James noticed how incensed Maria was. Touching her cheek with a gentle hand, he asked teasingly, "Why did you get angry all of a sudden? I gave up a big order in order to rush here. How are you going to compensate me for my losses?"

Of course, Maria thought that he was kidding. She slapped her hand away and reached out to take Bob from James' arms.

He turned around, and so she failed her target.

"James Xi!” she yelled in an annoyed tone.

James nodded and replied, "Yep, I'm here."

His light reply only served to inflame her further. He was lucky that he was tall, or she would have smacked his head in her anger.

"Are you done packing up?"

Maria shot him a cold glare. "That's none of your business. Why should I tell you?" It was a distinct echo of what he said to her earlier.

In a sudden flash of clarity, he realized just why she was mad at him and that he needed to clear the misunderstanding between them. "I mean..." Either she or his grandpa could decide on what to do with the baby. She could make the decisions herself, so she didn't need to ask for his opinion. James dropped what he was about to say and said, "It was my fault. You misunderstood me because of my improper wording. I'm sorry." This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

"What did you want to say?"

"What I wanted to say was that you could decide on such trifles on your own. You don't need my permission." He heaved an inward sigh. 'Why is she too sensitive?'

Maria huffed to herself. 'That's more like it!' She turned around and walked towards the door. "Our stuff are all on the sofa," she said in an authoritative tone.

Without a word, he headed toward the sofa with Bob in his arms.

The maid hastily offered, "Sir, let me do it."

James held up a hand to stop her. "It's okay. I'll do it." He knew that it was his punishment.

"But you are holding the baby." "It doesn't matter."

The people in the hospital were treated to an unusual sight-James Xi, a man who made millions of dollars per minute, stepped out of a ward holding a baby in one arm and a heavy bag in another, looking like he was the child's father.

However, he didn't seem like the typical parent. Even under the circumstances, his imposing aura was unmistakable.

Maria slipped into the back seat. When James reached in to hand Bob to her, he stole a kiss from her lips.

She was dumbfounded by the man's audacity. 'Bastard! ' she cursed inwardly.

James drove them to his villa.

The scenery outside the window flashed by in a blur. Trying to hold on to her temper, Maria declared in a low, even tone, "I am taking Bob to the Golden Mansion."

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