The Runaway Groom

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.

was surprised by her own reaction, despite knowing that Erma’s flattery

realizing she had lost her composure

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.

more or less understood from Erma'’s fawning that Erma wanted her to talk to

Luna's mother, she would not

realized that Lulu was refusing to side with her. Since fawning would not work, she

kill us all? Moreover, everything you saw wasn't the whole story—I tried to coax the baby to sleep before you came, but I just lacked experience and didn't notice she was sick! Can't you be understanding? What's the big deal anyway? You could just teach

Lulu's hand, but Lulu

looked in Erma'’s eyes. "Go to Mr. Slate. I'm just a child care worker he hired—I can't

those words, she started to leave—she was going to buy a stroller to take Luna on strolls when Luna was