The Runaway Groom
Chapter 1096

Erma started bawling right then. "Please, I'm begging you! I really can'tlose this job, or my family would die! We're all employees—from nowon, you take care of the baby, and I'll take care of the housework! Can'twe make this work?!"

As the occasional people who passed by stared at them, Lulu took adeep breath and stopped struggling.

Looking down at the hysterical Erma, she asked, "Could you stopembarrassing yourself? This is where Mr. Slate lives—the people livingaround this apartment are either rich or powerful. Are you sure youwant to keep this up?"

Erma did a double take at that, and Lulu promptly seized the moment topull her leg out of Erma’s grasp.

Seemingly startled, Luna started bawling in her arms, and Lulupromptly patted her back, coaxing, "It's alright, it's alright!"

Once Luna quieted down, she turned around toward Erma.

“I'd encourage you not to do this, since Mr. Slate would never suffer thelikes of you. Don't hope that I'll get a good word in for you either—I'lltreat you the way you treated Mr. Slate's baby."

Lulu might actually have helped if Erma would talk this out calmly. Butgiven the way Erma just freaked out? Lulu would die than let a womanlike her around her baby!

"Oh, by the way..." Lulu added, turning around before she left,"Everyone in this apartment is rich. You could've gotten another job withyour resume, but they would know about you after you freaked out likethis. I'd advise you to never show up again!"

With that, Lulu left with Luna.

Watching her go, Erma was left incensed as she got to her feet, andspat, "Who do you think you are?! A mere babysitter, thinking you're thelady of the house just because you're paid? You're not the baby'smother, y'know!"

However, she remembered the last thing Lulu told her before she left.Even as everyone nearby shot her looks of disdain, she strode off insilence, hesitating for a while before calling Vivian since she had failedto persuade Lulu.

Vivian just happened to be sorting out some documents near Zacharyand promptly covered the screen when she saw the familiar number."What's wrong?" Zachary noticed Vivian behaving strangely, coveringher phone as if worried someone else would see it.

“It's just a prank call. It's nothing..." Vivian got up, lookingembarrassed. "I'm going to finance now to ask for this quarter's report!"Zachary did not suspect anything, and nodded.

Vivian hurried out of the door and turned into a corner. Looking aroundto make sure there was no one else around, she called Erma, snappingas soon as Erma answered, "What's your problem?! Why did you callme during working hours?!"

Fortunately, Zachary was not suspicious—if he knew she was secretlyin league with Erma, he would suspect something!

“I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" Erma apologized repeatedly and explained,"But I spoke to the babysitter as you suggested, Ms. Crowe... And sherefused to speak on my behalf!"

Vivian almost had a stroke at those words. "Can't you grow a brain?!"