CHAPTER 499: CHAPTER 499: HAVING CHILDREN, RAISING CHILDREN

Poe Vaughn just wanted to lift the little kid away, keeping the kid away from Ava, and forbidding any inappropriate actions towards Ava.

However, with one lift, he picked the whole little kid up.

And the little kid still wriggled around in his hand, looking here and there, twisting and turning, even starting to play, quite at ease.

Poe Vaughn observed the round and tiny thing in his hands, clearly oblivious to the situation and having fun, making him furrow his brow.

Clearly, this kid’s actions were beyond his expectations.

He, a business tycoon, had never taken care of kids before, and this little one was so comfortably playing in his hands that he didn’t know whether to put the child aside or leave it be.

At this moment, Poe Vaughn’s expression became uncharacteristically different from usual.

Ava watched this person clearly showing a strange expression, just like discovering a new world, her eyes sparkled brightly for a moment.

This person, to be affected emotionally by a kid, truly was a novelty!

Ava’s eyelashes fluttered for a moment, and at the next, she quickly stood up, instantly standing next to Poe Vaughn, linking her arm with the hand he had tucked in his pocket, leaning against him, and said with a smile: "Poe Vaughn, Grandma wants us to have kids. It’s not just about having them; we have to raise them too."

"It’s said that in a child’s life, a mother is extremely important, but a father is also an irreplaceable role."

"I think that not only should mothers bring up children, but fathers should too."

"How about... you try it out with this little one now?"

At this moment, Ava completely forgot about her sham marriage with Poe Vaughn, also completely forgetting this kid had nothing to do with her. At this moment, seeing Poe Vaughn like this, she just wanted to tease him, letting him be at a loss.

It’s said that when God closes a door on you, He opens a window for you.

Similarly, when a window is opened, how could the door remain open?

Poe Vaughn was indeed a god-like existence in the business world, a terrifying existence. But in other fields, he was definitely a novice!

Just like in taking care of kids.

He was utterly clueless about it.

Thinking about this amused Ava immensely, even her face was full of joy, clearly expecting to see Poe Vaughn make a fool of himself.

There was no way around it; this person always stayed on the pedestal, often making her want to pull him down from it.

This person was really too high above, too distant.

And now, it was the perfect time!

Poe Vaughn’s attention was on the little kid, for once shifting away from Ava and landing on someone else.

But when Ava moved, from sitting cross-legged on the sand to standing, his gaze landed back on her.

At this moment, the lively person leaned against him voluntarily, wrapping around him, and the faint sea breeze carried her scent instantly around him. At the same time, her cheeky words also fell into his ears.

However, Poe Vaughn wasn’t displeased.

With Ava’s naturally spoken few words, Poe Vaughn’s gaze fell on her face, looking at this person smiling with eyes arched with joy.

Having kids, they were going to raise them.

These words seemed to say they were real spouses, now discussing future plans for having kids and raising them. And she seemed to especially care about this issue, particularly serious, nothing like playful words.

Especially at this moment, her brows and eyes showed no signs of joking, entirely sincere.

She wanted to have kids with him; she wanted to live well with him.

She was speaking the truth, just that... accompanied by her current smile, it was clear most of it was to tease him, wanting him to make a fool of himself.

Poe Vaughn looked at the person leaning on him, whose thoughts were fully exposed, and said nothing.

Neither happy nor angry, his eyes revealed no trace of emotion, very deep and unfathomable.

Ava watched Poe Vaughn after speaking, then her gaze fell on his clearly defined, extremely long fingers.

Those fingers held the little guy, but seemingly not tightly, making it effortless for him to handle a few-year-old kid.

However, Ava wasn’t surprised. This person usually could easily lift her entirely, sometimes even with one hand.

Even though she had a model’s figure and was very slim, she was also quite tall, surely more than just a few dozen pounds.

And since he could lift her with one hand, handling a little kid was naturally no problem.

But at this moment, watching him effortlessly holding such a little kid, like holding a doll from a claw machine, it was amusing no matter how you looked at it.

Yes, amusing.

The scene before Ava was amusing, so amusing she couldn’t resist reaching out to poke the little curly hair, truly adorable.

Sylvie Ainsworth, the little buddy, was having a lot of fun, as if he were being suspended in the air. Though he couldn’t fly high or fall down, he could spin, move his body, and it was so fun.

He’d never played this way before, and he found it very novel, very enjoyable.

So, the little fellow kept swimming to the left and right in Poe Vaughn’s hand, paddling his short hands and legs joyfully.

However, the little fellow, upon hearing Ava’s voice, immediately looked towards her, only to see Ava stand up and quickly lose sight of her.

After all, with Poe Vaughn holding him like holding a bag, Ava wasn’t a little kid; she was a supermodel, very tall.

So, once she stood, the little guy couldn’t see Ava anymore.

He quickly raised his body, lifted his head to look at Ava, watching where she was going.

But, his body was suspended mid-air without any support around. Even though the little guy tried hard to look up, he couldn’t see Ava’s face.

Luckily, Ava hadn’t gone far; she’d just moved beside Poe Vaughn.

The little guy felt slightly relieved.

But soon, the little guy thought of something and looked at the person next to Ava. He saw a black shirt, black trousers, and a pair of extremely long legs.

It seemed the little guy had never seen such long legs; he stared wide-eyed, his little mouth forming an O-shape in surprise, looking extremely cute.

Evidently, he wasn’t concerned at all about who was holding him or how long he had been held.

Ava saw the little fellow with this amazed expression, seemingly having discovered a new world, making her unable to hold back her laughter.

"What are you looking at, so surprised?"

Saying this, Ava reached out to pinch the little fellow’s chubby, tender face.

Couldn’t help it; it looked too tempting to touch.

Upon hearing Ava’s words, the little guy snapped back to reality, immediately raising his head to look at her but could only see her clothes, not her face.

This worried the little guy.

Immediately, his little body lifted, trying hard to crane his neck upward, and his little short legs followed along, lifting upwards, looking amusing no matter how you looked.

And this appearance of the little guy reminded her of her pet turtle, which would lift its airplane legs when comfortable, so cute.

Now, didn’t the little guy resemble her pet turtle, raising its airplane legs?

At this moment, Ava’s smile widened with joy, as she bent down to pinch the little fellow’s cheek, saying, "Why are you just like my pet turtle, so adorable!"

With Ava bending down, the little fellow instantly saw her face. Especially now, Ava’s smile was particularly beautiful, shrouded in warm light like a layer of orange glow, very dreamy. Just like the beauties in movies, a smile that could captivate a city.

The little guy was dazed.

Then, he instinctively puckered his lips and leaned towards Ava’s lips for a kiss.