And since Zachary had a meeting in the morning and had to wake up for it it the basically slept just an hour.
At the moment, he was left wondering if the woman on the m screen was just that good a nanny or was Luna’s mother.
It took him hours to coax Luna to sleep, while the woman put Luna to deep slumber in no time at all!
He sighed emotionally, realizing that skill mattered as much as kinship!
Zachary certainly had to learn from Wendy in that respect.
Meanwhile, as Lulu gently put Luna in the cradle, she was left staring at the baby lovingly, and Lulu would have planted a kiss on Luna’s little forehead if not for the cameras!
After tucking her in, she tiptoed out of the room and was left staring at the mess in the living room again.
Aside from the things she used to prepare the formula just now, everything else was Zachary’s fault!
“Beer? Really?” Lulu shook her head as she brought a garbage bag and started cleaning up.
She would really rather not have Erma return since she was basically abusing her baby, and no mother wants to see that.
However, she suddenly found herself a little shallow, since Erma did nothing wrong, and she could be prejudiced against Erma because Luna got sick.
Nonetheless, she cleaned up the whole house herself and sorted out everything.
Luna’s necessities were returned to the sterile cupboard, while her clothes were washed and dried.
She made sure to clean Luna’s room as well, just a breeze blew in through the window.
The sunlight that spilled in was pleasant and refreshing.
When Lulu was done cleaning, she washed her hands and returned to Luna without a pause, putting her hand on her little forehead.
Luna was not burning up and was sleeping soundly, probably because she did not sleep well last night.
As Lulu sat down silently to rest, she felt a sense of bliss even as she looked at Luna.
Her baby was certainly the source of her joy.
By 7 AM, Zachary’s employees were arriving at their posts.
Seeing that the lights were switched on in his office, they could not help complaining.
“Don’t you think Mr. Slate is coming in too early these days? He’s killing us!”
“Cut it out. We’re competing against a rival for a major contract at the moment-if we get it, it’s a big fat year-end bonus for us!”
“Wait, don’t we have a meeting? Why aren’t we starting?”
“What are we waiting for?”
“Isn’t it usually 7 AM? Maybe Mr. Slate is sick?”
Zachary had been holding meetings every morning at 7 AM sharp for a while, but he had yet to call up everyone…
Just then, her temporary assistant Vivian arrived at his office and gently knocked on his door.
She was actually transferred from another department. Zachary never had an assistant before, but there were other miscellaneous matters that needed his attention after he returned to the country.
“Come in,” Zachary said.
Vivian entered and asked, “Mr. Slate…? It’s past seven and om everyone’s here. Aren’t we going to have that routine meeting?”
Zachary did not answer as his eyes were glued on the monitor.
Vivian frowned and looked at the monitor too, knowing that it was linked to the cameras in his house.
She used to see the maid named
Erma, whose hair was graying and who was clearly middle-aged, working on the screen.
However, Erma was gone, and there was a different woman on the monitor now!
Still, Vivian subtly turned back toward Zachary, reminded him softly, “Everyone’s ready outside, Mr. Slate-“
He nodded before she could finish. “Send word that the meeting’s in ten minutes.”
Vivian said, “Yes, Mr. Slate.”
As she turned, she glanced at the monitor, and then at Zachary, noting something off about his reaction.
One must understand that Vivian had been paying close attention to everything about Zachary ever since she took the role of his personal assistant.
Such is society: Once women meet a man with looks and money, they cannot help getting ideas-especially with a single father like Zachary. That was the case for Vivian, who was now obsessed with Zachary. Though she did not show it because she had yet to get a read on his temperament, she was wary since Zachary found himself a young babysitter.
She could not quite put her finger on what it was, and she might even be imagining it-Zachary might just be watching the woman, concerned that she was not taking care of his child.
She left, informing everyone about meeting in ten minutes and to be punctual.
It went as scheduled ten minutes later, with Zachary mostly speaking while the others only speaking when giving reports.
Afterwards, several ladies were whispering among each other at the lounge.
“It’s weird… Why does it feel like Mr. Slate is in a very good mood today?”
“Exactly! It seems that way to me as well—I mean, he had to have lost sleep last night, right?”
Those dark circles under his eyes was proof enough!
One of the ladies giggled. “Of course he’s not getting proper sleep. I heard he has a baby, and you know they really get fussy-especially since this baby doesn’t have a mommy!”
“What’s going on here?” Vivian snapped coolly, interrupting them when she heard their gossiping.
“Sorry, Ms. Crowe…”
“Do you ladies have that much free time?” Vivian pressed, throwing her weight around as Zachary’s PA. “Stop running your mouths like it’s your job.”
There was a haughty tone in her voice-she could not help getting full of herself as she worked for Zachary directly.
It was her good fortune to be transferred to his side, and she must properly seize this chance.
Moreover, she was buoyed as soon as she came to power and would pull rank and lecture others just because she was Zachary’s PA. Still, it was natural that she could do so because she spoke directly for Zachary.
“If I catch you gossiping and not talking about work, I’m going to inform Mr. Slate directly,” she snapped.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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