CHAPTER 493: CHAPTER 493: TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF

Behind her, a little curly-haired kid with a lollipop in hand looked up at her with big, bright eyes.

At this moment, the kid was holding onto her pants with a tiny hand, completely unfazed.

In fact, as she looked at him, he calmly licked his lollipop, looking at her with an innocent face.

Ava Sterling was stunned.

She was genuinely taken aback by this little kid who just seemed to appear out of nowhere.

Whose child is this?

Ava Sterling was dazed for several seconds before looking around. She had already reached the beach, surrounded by people, not too densely packed, but still quite a few at a glance.

At this moment, no one noticed her, and no one was looking for a lost child.

Everyone was minding their own business, everything was normal.

Ava Sterling was bewildered.

No way, where did this kid come from?

Did he just drop out of thin air?

Ava Sterling’s gaze returned to the little face clinging to her pants, white and chubby, round and plump. Not the overly plump kind, but the kind that’s quite endearing, clearly a very cute sort.

Warm and inviting, making one want to pinch his chubby cheeks.

However, Ava didn’t actually reach out to pinch the kid; she just stared at this fearless little one. Noticing her gaze again, the kid blinked his big, bright eyes and continued to lick his lollipop.

Very much at ease.

Ava Sterling: "..."

She’s seen bold kids before, but never one this bold.

Just grabbing someone randomly, calmly holding onto a person while eating a lollipop, not afraid in the slightest, no sense of unfamiliarity.

Ava Sterling thought, this kid is bound to be someone special in the future.

For now, though, he’s just a few-year-old tot in crotchless pants.

Ava’s gaze landed on the kid’s face, then his attire. The kid wore a white short-sleeved T-shirt, light-colored denim overalls, and round-toed black little shoes.

This outfit looked both stylish and pleasing.

Ava wasn’t familiar with children’s expenses, but from her experience in the modeling industry, this little one’s outfit was not cheap.

Not an ordinary child.

Especially this chubby little face, eyes bright as black gems, showing no signs of a timid demeanor typical of small-town kids, clearly accustomed to seeing the world.

Evidently, this kid was born into a wealthy family.

Yet, such a rich kid has no adults around, likely wandered off by himself?

Ava took another look at this little one still gazing at her, crossing one arm, finger on her chin, contemplating.

She guessed the kid was about two or three? Three or four?

Not very tall, a small little thing. Ava didn’t have kids, rarely interacted with them, but judging by this kid’s stature, he seemed about the same age as Poe Vaughn’s niece, Erin Quincy.

But she wasn’t sure.

These days, she couldn’t really tell a child’s age.

However, that’s not the point. The point is, this kid just clings to her, no adult in sight, what should she do?

Ava’s expression became serious for a moment, then she immediately took out her phone to call the police.

In today’s complex society, to avoid unnecessary trouble, calling the police was the safest move.

Quickly, Ava dialed the number, explaining her situation to the police, asking them to come and handle it.

Otherwise, if anything were to happen, she’d find it hard to explain even with a hundred mouths.

And hearing Ava making the call, the kid didn’t react, still holding onto Ava’s pants, licking his lollipop.

With only an occasional flutter of his eyelashes, showing that he was indeed fine.

He was perfectly normal.

After explaining the situation, Ava hung up the phone.

After hanging up, she looked at the kid again, bending down: "Little guy, what’s your name?"

Ava directly spoke to the little one in Mandarin, as this kid clearly looked like he was from here. Despite having curly hair, his face and eyes were truly those of a local.

His parents must be from here too.

Hearing her question, the lollipop-licking little one finally spoke: "Sister, my name is Sylvie Ainsworth, my nickname is Yinyin, you can call me Yinyin."

Ava was momentarily taken aback.

Surprised that the kid actually called her sister, clearly should be calling her auntie, right?

Either he was blind or she was too pretty, or he was just smart and sweet-talking from a young age?

Moreover, he expressed himself so clearly and fluently, completely unexpected.

Ava’s lips parted slightly, stunned for several seconds by this eloquent little one, before speaking: "Where are your mom and dad? Why are you alone?"

By now, Ava had crouched down, looking at this bright-eyed little one.

"Daddy and Mommy are sleeping, I went out by myself."

Ava: "..."

Parents are asleep, the kid wanders out alone.

Alright, impressive!

Those parents, amazing!

Ava truly admired this kid’s parents, they were really carefree.

Were they not afraid of child traffickers at all?

This kid was so cute. If he hadn’t met her, who knows what might have happened.

Thinking this, Ava said: "Where are your parents? I’ll take you to find them."

Initially, she planned to wait here for the police to take the kid away, but now, hearing the kid express himself so clearly, with no issues in thought, clearly a smart child, he must know where his parents are.

She’d take the kid back to his parents, then explain the situation to the police.

She still wanted to have fun; she couldn’t let a kid ruin her plans.

Of course, Ava once thought of having a kid, even dreaming of having a fair and chubby one. But her own kid would surely be different from someone else’s.

Besides, she wasn’t planning on having a kid anytime soon, maybe in a year or two.

So, she had little interest in kids at the moment.

But the most important thing right now was to safely and properly return the child where he belonged.

To avoid unnecessary trouble.

She disliked trouble the most.

Especially now, with her relationship and identity with Poe Vaughn, if real trouble arose, it would affect Poe Vaughn.

That wouldn’t do.

At this moment, Ava’s mind quickly turned through every curve and bend, thinking through everything thoroughly and carefully.

No problem must occur.

Hearing her question, Sylvie Ainsworth’s bright eyes moved for a moment, then replied: "Sister, I forgot."

Ava: "..."

Forgot...

Just a moment ago, she praised him for being smart, and now, this happened.

Did it have to be this fast?

Ava’s face darkened a bit, then she asked: "Do you remember your mommy and daddy’s phone numbers? I can call them for you."

Ava remembered that Erin Quincy was particularly clever, knowing all the phone numbers and relatives’ names, an adorable kid.

Logically, this kid should remember too.

But, the kid’s previous answer made Ava unsure.

So at this moment, Ava looked expectantly at the little one in front of her, hoping he’d remember.

However...

"Sister, I don’t remember."

Ava: "..."

Ava was speechless again, looking at the kid in front of her, with an innocent face, seemingly well-behaved, yet didn’t quite seem reliable.

Her face darkened further, unwilling to give up, she asked: "Do you remember anything else?"

Little Sylvie watched Ava’s obviously displeased face, blinked his thick eyelashes, then said: "Sister, you’re really pretty."

After speaking, he naturally leaned over to Ava and gave her a kiss on the cheek.