Then, Vivian was left gaping as Zachary said shortly, "It's fine. You can stay." In the end, he was not dumb enough to believe Vivian-he trusted Lulu and her judge of character.
Seeing that Vivian was silent, Zachary told Lulu to go with him to the nursery, leaving just Vivian and Sue looking at each other in the living room.
Naturally, it was mostly just Vivian glaring at Sue, upset that she was so tactless.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSue was clearly uncomfortable since she was not used to the place and fidgeting from Vivian's judgmental glare. Fortunately, Vivian did not say another word as she stormed out of the mansion.
In the nursery, Zachary had picked up Star and was gently rocking her. "Did you miss daddy?" Lulu could not help spacing out as she watched them.
Beside Zachary's towering form, Star looked just like a tiny doll, even as Zachary carried her carefully and tenderly.
Still, Star's little pink lips were puckered adorably for a moment before she suddenly pouted, clearly hungry just then.
"I think she's hungry. Make her smilk," Zachary said.
Lulu did not respond, so she looked up. "Ms. Jones? Wendy Jones...?" Finally realizing Zachary was talking to her, Lulu quickly nodded and boiled smilk.
Passing it to Zachary, she said, "She's still very young. Don't feed her too fast." Zachary actually knew what to do since he had been caring for Star even when they were abroad. He would have done it himself too if were not busy with work, but he needed his career now that he had a child. After all, he had to ensure that his daughter could lead a happy life without worrying about daily needs.
Lulu certainly felt comfort to see Zachary's endless love and patience with Star. It was certainly more ideal to let Sta stay with Zachary instead of having to face an uncertain future alone with Lulu herself. If anything, her being allowed to stay around Star was a bliss in itself. Content belongs to Find"Was everything fine?" Zachary then asked. "Vivian toldyou brought her outside."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmReturning to her senses, Lulu told him everything that had happened today, leaving out the fact that Vivian had been trying to push for one of the other maids to get hired. After all, she had no idea what he thought of Vivian for the moment.
By the tshe was done reporting her day, Star was dozing off in om Zachary's arms while still gnawing on her pacifier. She appeared to be enjoying herself, and the way Lulu lullaby spoke so softly was like alu that comforted her.
"I see that she likes you. She can fall asleep even as you talk," Zachary said, his face lowered as he looked at Star, his expression hidden.
Putting Star back in her crib, he added, "About the maid, you can do as you see fit. Alt lask is that Star remains the top priority in everything." X