Chapter 1185
Lulu almost reached up in reflex to wipe her tears, but she pretended to be fine.
"I thought you were out," she said nervously.
"Irene told me that you don't want to see me," Zachary replied. "But I had the feeling that we'd have to face each other anyway, so it's ideal to run into each other without warning like this."
"Yeah." Lulu nodded, relieved.
Zachary's eyes remained glued to her. "You don't have to feel embarrassed. There's no reason for us to act like strangers."
"Yeah," Lulu murmured softly, pursing her lips.
"Star hasn't been crying a lot, actually. The new babysitter does her job well and shows a sense of responsibility even if she's not Star's mother. I lied since I wanted Irene to pass the message and make you worry."
Lulu looked up. "When did you become such a schemer?"
"Does that count as a scheme?" Zachary asked in return. "I'm just trying to get you back to me and Star. If you want to call me selfish, I'll admit to it."
Before Lulu could say anything else, he
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