It happened out of the blue, and the other Monsoon employees could barely understand what was happening.
Still, it hurt Lulu to see the baby vomiting constantly, and she walked toward them without knowing.
“Hey! Where are you going?!” Vivian snapped, finally noticing that Lulu was not following her and instead going toward the commotion!
This was not the time for that, just as Vivian immediately got the feeling that Lulu was a bumpkin who would gossip whenever she could. However, she had no idea that clients here were either rich or important and that she could not afford to provoke any of them!
Lulu, however, remained deaf to Vivian’s calls and pushed Star along as she reached the gathered crowd.
“Excuse me, could you please let me through?” she asked, urgently wanting to see what was wrong with the baby and finally reaching the center.
The scrawny girl was sobbing endlessly as she kept insisting, “I-I didn’t do anything…”
Her skin was very tanned and her palms were covered with calluses, and Lulu could tell immediately that she must have grown up in a farm.
And given her frantic reaction, she was sure the girl was innocent-she was merely fearful because she was being misblamed.
In the stroller, Star was babbling as she appeared a little giddy seeing other children like herself.
Lulu held out her arms just then. “Can I see your baby?”
“Who are you?” The woman was at once wary, and there was no hiding the panic in her eyes.
“I’m a professional child care worker. I can take a look at your child.”
The bystanders grew restless, especially seeing that she was so young.
Someone blurted out loud just then, “Can she really do it? She looks so young for a child care worker…”
“Yeah. She’s not from Monsoon either, is she?”
Lulu wheeled on them with a sharp glare, causing them to flinch and silencing them.
In truth, Lulu had grown to know the love a thother has for a child a becoming one, and it hurt the child if the child se “Trust me. Your baby’s throat is squirming there’s something in there.”
Having attended medical school, Lulu was not just a child care worker after all, especially since she was also a forensic doctor and more experienced than the rest, S
She had also read books on pediatrics after having Star.
The woman’s baby was around a year old, and it was likely that he had e choked on something.
And at Lulu’s words, the woman backed down a little-she could afford to let Lulu try before the ambulance came, and she was less wary since Lulu had a baby in her stroller too.
“Please see what’s wrong with him!” she cried as she handed her baby over.
Lulu’s theory was proven right then-she had to use the Heimlich maneuver right away!
Tracing the stomach and finding his navel and holding him in place) she nig began to smack him violently on the back!
Everyone looked on in shock.
“I-Is that going to work?”
The woman was left watching frantically-fortunately, Lulu had just struck her child a third time when the baby spat out a clump of whiteness. Everyone around gasped, with Vivian herself gaping in shock.
To think that Wendy was that formidable she could save a child with relative ease…
Nonetheless, as everyone turned toward the object the child spat out, they were suddenly looking at the woman differently.
“Huh. It’s bread… And it’s not melting.”
“There’s no bread offered here in Monsoon. Obviously it wasn’t the maid’s fault.”
The maid turned toward Lulu gratefully-she would not be allowed to stay if Lulu did not help and prove her innocence.
At the same time, the woman picked up her child, crying happy tears just then.
“Oh, thank goodness my baby’s fine! Thank you so much! I’m sorry I blamed the wrong person.”
She had realized her mistake, since she was the one who had fed her own child that bread.
Her child had been stretching her little hands out for her bread, and she did not hesitate to give it, not expecting her child to choke on it. Things would have gone so bad if not for Lulu!
Lulu said in turn, “You should be apologizing to the maid. I was just helping.”
The woman hung her head and walked toward the maid. “I’m sorry-I was careless.”
“It’s alright. Everything is fine now,” the maid spoke in a thick accent as she waved her off.
Vivian snapped just then, “We have work to do, Wendy!”
Lulu started to leave in turn, since it was important to get a domestic helper.
However, the woman from before took Lulu’s hand and asked, “Are you a domestic helper, ma’am?” Lulu nodded in reflex, and the woman quickly said, “You can come work for me. I’ll offer you double.” She was certainly eager to hire Lulu after she had so swiftly saved her child.
Vivian was staring eagerly at Lulu too, intent for her to leave. Once that happened, she just had to tell el.n Zachary that she was just after the money and ran off after getting a better employer.
“I’m sorry, but I have to refuse,” Lulu said nonetheless. “I hope you’ll find a good babysitter, though.”
“Why?” the woman asked instantly, holding on to Lulu’s hand. “You can see that I can get careless-I need a babysitter like you. I can afford to pay as much as you want!” S
Lulu smiled, but pulled her hand off the woman’s grasp anyway. “I’m sorry, but I’d rather not switch employers on a whim.”
Everyone around was left staring at Lulu, thinking her crazy as she wheeled Star away.
Rarely was there anyone who would turn down such a generous offer!
Vivian was disappointed as well, since she was eager to see Lulu agree to the woman’s request.
The fact that she was clinging to Zachary also left Vivian wary it was simply fishy that Lulu would refuse a higher salary for him.
“I can pay you 300 grand a month!” the woman shouted from behind, but Lulu remained unaffected.
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