Glaring sharply at Vivian, Ken demanded, “Do I need your permission to be here? You’re just a secretary, and one who only got her job because of pressing circumstances and you’re here telling me how to behave?”
Vivian did a double take-she presumed Ken to be agreeable since he was noncommittal about everything, and she really forgot her place!
Forcing herself to stay calm, she replied, “Mr. Slate told me to be here.”
“For what?” Ken asked in return.
Vivian was actually left stumped. “To clean the house. He’s worried that Wendy can’t do it all alone.”
“Are you sure that’s what you’re doing here instead of causing trouble?” Ken stared at her pointedly from head to toe, his tone clearly one of contempt. “You look like you’re enjoying your time here.” Vivian lowered her gaze and realized that she was still in her pajamas, having just woken up because she was hungry.
Still, she also became frustrated as she remembered the incident of the roasted goose, which failed to earn her an audience with Zachary. “It’s all your fault! I traveled all the way to another side of the city just to get that roast goose, but my car broke down even before I got to see Mr. Slate! I had to spend the night in my car, and I wouldn’t have to sleep at this hour otherwise! It’s all your fault-you did this to me.”
Ken chuckled. “How is it my fault when you’re being dumb? Either way, what I’m seeing is you slacking off, sleeping when the sun is shining brightly overhead. But that’s fine-I can tell Mr. Slate since he’s not aware.”
He whipped out his phone, looking like he was about to call Zachary, when Vivian frantically grabbed his wrist. “Please, stop!”
Ken smiled at her. “You want me to keep quiet?”
Vivian nodded repeatedly. “Yes. Please don’t tell Mr. Slate.”
“That can be arranged,” Ken said, suddenly agreeable. “Go run an errand for me, and I promise to keep my mouth shut. How about that?”
Vivian was exhausted. “I didn’t sleep a wink last night…..”
“I don’t care.” Ken shrugged, raising his phone again.
Vivian had no choice but to give in. “Alright, alright. I’ll do it…”
Ken smiled smugly. “Good. Go to the second basement parking lot of the International Convention Center. I left something there, so have it picked up and delivered to my house in Goldwater Bay.” “What is it?” Vivian asked, vaguely having a bad feeling.
She was told to buy roast goose last night and ended up staying out on the road without even seeing Zachary.
And now, she was still sleepy and told to run an errand for him even before she could take a nap.
“Get a move on,” Ken urged.
“Fine,” Vivian snorted grumpily. “Don’t I have to get changed?”
“What’s the point? You don’t care about your dignity-makes no difference.”
Vivian gaped. “Y-You’re insulting me!”
“Really? Are you saying you have?” Ken chuckled. “You’re the one trying to jump your boss!”
“So what if I am? Mr. Slate is single!” Vivian shot back.
Ken was actually stumped-Vivian was actually right.
Zachary was unmarried, so there were no moral issues.
Nonetheless, as Vivian left to get changed, Ken entered, looking around.
Finding Lulu drying clothes, he went over, leaning by the balcony as he said, “How diligent.”
Lulu completely ignored him, leaving him pouting.
Breathing a goofy chuckle, he joked, “Guess shouldn’t have gone home! last night. Aren’t you afraid to sleep here alone?”
SW
Lulu frowned and finally turned toward him in annoyance, but strode past him with an empty bucket.
Vivian just happened to be done ne changing and glared at Lulet was perplexed by her reaction & did not press the issue. S
As she headed to the washroom while Vivian left, Ken followed her to the washroom as well, leaning against the door. “So, are you hot interested in Zachary or me? Or do you not prefer men?”
“I prefer women,” Lulu said without looking at him as she washed her hands.
Ken’s eyes widened in disbelief. “For real?”
“Of course,” Lulu replied. “So don’t bother me anymore.”
Ken simply folded his arms before his chest as he looked on interestedly. “Then tell me are you a top or a bottom?”
“What?” Lulu was perplexed.
Ken laughed out loud right then, and Lulu looked at him as if he was crazy. “Go to the hospital if you have issues.”
“I’m perfectly fine,” Ken replied, shaking his head. “Why would I be sick?”
Sighing, he explained, “The fact that you haven’t heard of those terms when you’re claiming to be a lesbian makes it obvious you’re lying. You prefer men in the end.”
Lulu then realized that ‘top’ and ‘bottom’ was some lingo, but she certainly had no idea even if she did not discriminate against homosexuals.
Be it men with men, or women with women-preferences are dictated by feelings and boundaries are irrelevant. Who can judge right or wrong or dictate something unlawful even if society dislikes it? Wargh-
Star suddenly woke up, and Lulu hurried to the nursery to find her kicking her legs and bawling loudly.
Lulu checked to see that her diaper was clean, so Lulu brought her water since she might be thirsty.
To no surprise, Star stopped crying, and Lulu picked her up when she was almost done with her other work.
The air outside was fresh, and she put a little beret on Star’s head and took her outside.
Star smiled happily from being carried, but Ken tagged along, latching to them like a piece of bubble gum.
“Don’t you have anything else to do?” Lulu asked.
Ken reclined against a lounge chair. “Aren’t I doing it?”
Lulu frowned. “What are you talking about?”
“Isn’t it obvious? I’m here to do something.”
“You’re watching me?” Lulu demanded. “Did Mr. Slate put you up to this? Doesn’t he trust me? Is he afraid I’m unable to take good care of Star or if he’d lose something from his house?’
Ken had realized that both Lulu and Zachary were too stubborn to genet together, so what was the harm in messing with them instead? S
He had plenty of time to spare anyway.
“Is that what you think?” he asked. “Is Zachary that unworthy of your trust?”
“I don’t think that lowly of him,” Lulu m retorted. “Aren’t you the one who keeps dropping hints?”
“That’s not what I intended.” Ken cleared his throat. “Don’t get them wrong idea now.”
Still, Lulu was dead sure that he had come over for two days to keep an eye on her.
31?
As Star fell asleep in her arms before she knew it, Lulu excused herself to return inside and locked the door behind her so that she was not disturbed.
Ken stayed outside, knowing boundaries well enough to not pester her.
His phone suddenly started ringing, and he whipped it out to see a call from Zachary.
He declined it right away!
Zachary was worn out since work schedule had been tight for days. He called Ken during his break, intending to ask how Lulu and Star were doing, but Ken never answered. Tapping his fingers impatiently on his table, he thought about it for a while and decided to call Lulu instead.
However, since she had put her phone on silent before sleeping last night and was busy coaxing Star to sleep, she did not hear it vibrate.
Unable to reach Lulu or Ken pushed Zachary over the brink, and he did not hesitate to drive home immediately.
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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