Lulu stared warily at the woman. "You're the maid from before, aren't you?"
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's expression became stern as well. "Didn't Mr. Slate tell you not to come anymore? What are you doing here?"
"Hello, miss," Erma said fawningly. "May I ask for your name? And you don't look that old… Others might think you're the mother with your pretty face—"
"Shut up!" Lulu suddenly snapped, cutting Erma short.
She was surprised by her own reaction, despite knowing that Erma's flattery was exaggerated.
Nonetheless, she calmed down, realizing she had lost her composure there.
"This is my employer's baby. Why would she be related to me?" Lulu demanded, rearing her head. "I was an hired employee like you, and if you have a problem, take it up with Mr. Slate—not me!"
She more or less understood from Erma's fawning that Erma wanted her to talk to Zachary.
Even if she was not Luna's mother, she would not allow such a heartless woman to hang around a baby!
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