It was too late for Zachary to leave by the time he noticed the movement in the nursery, and Lulu promptly caught him outside. “Are you drinking, Mr. Slate?” she asked when she spotted him.
Caught in the act, Zachary realized that he was holding a beer when he frantically looked for something from his fridge. “Oh, I was looking for milk… The beer was getting in the way,” he said, quickly putting the beer away.
When he looked up again, Lulu was gone, but before he could wonder, he picked up the scent of milk.
“Here, Mr. Slate,” she said, bypassing him to reach the milk.
She must have moved it when she rearranged the fridge, and it was not surprising he did not find it immediately.
He took it and suddenly asked, “Do you want some, Ms. Jones?”
It was still cold, and she liked cool drinks, especially chilled milk.
Now, however, she was averse to cold food because of her health.
Things changed.
She inadvertently looked up at Zachary’s eyes and found the probing look in his eyes. “I don’t drink milk at night, and I don’t like cold food either. If there’s nothing else, I’ll get some rest.” After Lulu left, Zachary frowned.
She did not like cold food…
Did she deliberately say that, or did she really not like it?
Zachary walked to the nursery just then, gently opening the door to find Star sleeping soundly, and gently closed the door. Lulu really took good care of Star, though no babysitter would ever trump a mother…
He sighed, able to tell how much Lulu cared about Star.
Zachary’s room was directly opposite Lulu’s guest room, but Lulu had trouble sleeping since it was a little gray, a color which reminded her of bad memories. It tormented her, denying her sleep. She also preferred her old bed.
“I have to do it for Star,” Lulu told herself, trying to force herself to fall asleep… but it failed instead.
In the end, she unknowingly returned to Star’s room.
Hastily laying out a mattress on the floor, she finally slept.
Zachary, who was a light sleeper, heard the commotion and went to check.
Seeing that Lulu’s room was open, he went to the nursery. To no surprise, Lulu was lying beside Star’s cradle.
His eyes flickered as he stared at her sleeping face for a long while.
Lulu naturally did not know that he was not sleeping and only left after his legs do numb.
Hence, on that night, while she slept soundly, Zachary was left melancholic… Early next morning, Zachary was woken up by the sound of something falling. He opened the door to find Lulu picking up a lampshade and putting it back. Zachary rubbed between his brow-it seemed that they needed a maid soon.
“Just leave it there, Ms. Jones,” he said. “I’ll hire a new maid today your ve job is to take good care of Star.”
Lulu appeared chagrined. “Sorry, it was an accident. Did I wake you up?”
Zachary waved her off. “It’s fine-it’s not a small house, and you can’t take care of Star while cleaning up.”
“Yes, Mr. Slate,” Lulu replied. “I was just helping Star wean today.”
Lulu then showed him the soup, eggs, and vegetable juice she prepared. “It’s time for her to move on to solid food, and it takes getting used to.” Zachary nodded after tasting everything. Though he did not do his homework on this, he trusted Lulu.
“I’m not worried about your work, but don’t you think it’d get boring?” Zachary asked, concerned about nutrition.
Lulu nodded-she had already thought about it. “We’re just starting to wean her, so we should introduce her to one type of food before starting another. That would make it easier to check the type of food she is used to, or if there are any allergies.”
Zachary felt he had to reevaluate her just then. She had studied extensively and knew almost everything.
“You really are attentive,” he said. “Just give me a shout if there’s any issue.”
Lulu then saw him pick up a jacket and knew he was going to work.
She nodded and watched as Zachary left the mansion.
After reaching his office, Vivian immediately approached him to report about work.
She inadvertently spotted him checking the cameras and knew that he was looking for the babysitter. “Are you looking for the babysitter, Mr. Slate?” “Yeah. We still need a maid,” Zachary said, unable to resist a smile as he recalled Lulu putting the lampshade back on.
But after screening for so long, he was unable to find a satisfactory maid.
“Mr. Slate, your previous maid may be bad with children-“
“No, absolutely not,” Zachary growled he would never let a person who hurt his daughter in his house.
Seeing that he was determined, Vivian had to give up. “Since you have a meeting in the afternoon, why don’t I go to the domestic helper agency with Ms.
Jones?” Zachary raised a brow-why did he not think of that?
Nothing would go wrong if he were to ask Lulu to choose!
“I’m counting on you,” he said.
Vivian smiled faintly. “Happy to help.”
Zachary soon left for the meeting because of the project, while Vivian got into his car and returned to his mansion.
Even if she was not allowed to stay, she would eventually become the lady of this place.
“You really are Mr. Slate’s right hand woman, Ms. Crowe,” the chauffeur said, eager to bootlick knowing that Vivian was helping Zachary with a personal errand. After all, she was the first assistant he trusted so much.
“Oh, being of help to Mr. Slate is the best we can hope for,” she said.m “Please wait here. I’ll get the babysitter.”
The chauffeur nodded and opened the door for her.
Lulu was just testing the temperature of the food when she heard a shrill call. “Wendy Jones-!”
“Wah!!!” Star started bawling right then, startling Lulu, who put down the bowhand picked Star up. The content is on “It’s alright, Star. I’m here,” she said, patting Star’s little back and stepping out.
To no surprise, she saw Vivian in a business suit. Lulu snapped, “Shush! You woke the baby up!”
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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