The Runaway Groom
Chapter 1095

Lulu stared warily at the woman. "You're the maid from before, aren'tyou?"

She did not let down her guard even though she recognized Erma—why would Erma return after she was gone?

Moreover, considering how impatiently Erma treated her baby, Lulu'sexpression became stern as well. "Didn't Mr. Slate tell you not to comeanymore? What are you doing here?"

"Hello, miss," Erma said fawningly. "May I ask for your name? And youdon't look that old... Others might think you're the mother with yourpretty face—"

"Shut up!" Lulu suddenly snapped, cutting Erma short.

She was surprised by her own reaction, despite knowing that Erma’sflattery was exaggerated.

Nonetheless, she calmed down, realizing she had lost her composurethere.

"This is my employer's baby. Why would she be related to me?" Luludemanded, rearing her head. "I was an hired employee like you, and ifyou have a problem, take it up with Mr. Slate—not me!"

She more or less understood from Erma'’s fawning that Erma wantedher to talk to Zachary.

Even if she was not Luna's mother, she would not allow such aheartless woman to hang around a baby!

Erma was promptly angered when she realized that Lulu was refusingto side with her. Since fawning would not work, she had to use moralcoercion.

"How could you be so unreasonable?" Erma cried. "Looks aside, we'reall just employees. I'm sure you understand how difficult a life can be.My children aren't working yet and I still have elderly to take care of, sothey are all counting on me! Are you trying to kill us all? Moreover,everything you saw wasn't the whole story—I tried to coax the baby tosleep before you came, but I just lacked experience and didn't noticeshe was sick! Can't you be understanding? What's the big dealanyway? You could just teach me! And with me around, I could takecare of the housework while you focus on the baby! It would be easierfor you!"

Erma tried to walk up and take Lulu's hand, but Lulu avoided her—shedespised people who would resort to moral coercion.

“It's like I've said!" Lulu snapped, slowly and clearly as she looked inErma'’s eyes. "Go to Mr. Slate. I'm just a child care worker he hired—Ican't decide for him!"

With those words, she started to leave—she was going to buy a strollerto take Luna on strolls when Luna was older.

She could buy some pure cotton clothes along the way as well, since ababy's skin is delicate and pure cotton is ideal.

However, Erma planted herself on the concrete when she saw that Luluwas leaving. She then wrapped her left hand around Lulu’s right andanchored herself with a brick on the right!

"How could you be so cold?!" Erma cried. "It was an accident! How wasI supposed to know the baby had a fever? Mr. Slate was the one whopromised to get a babysitter and that I would just be helping for a while!Was that so wrong?!"

It was noon, and the apartment was quiet until Erma’s outburst, causingseveral people to gawk at them!

"What are you talking about?!" Lulu snapped as she tried her best topull her leg away, but she could not overpower the woman when shewas carrying Luna too!