Stella leaned against the chair and said with a light smile, “You’re not a babysitter because I won’t give
you a salary.”
Madison was rendered speechless.
She questioned angrily, “How can you expect me to do this?”
Stella said slowly, “To be honest, both of us are clear of the reason why you wanted to introduce Logan
to me before. I’ve never been a generous person. Other people commented me as a wicked person
who would seek revenge for the smallest grievance.”
Madison stammered, “That… that thing has been a past long ago. How about this? I will apologize to
you again. Anyway, don’t vent your anger on my husband. I’m willing to accept the consequences of
my doing.”
“Okay. But you should agree to my condition.”
“What’s it?”
“I told you just now: help me take care of a baby.” Stella added, “But I have to remind you in advance: if
you agree to it, the baby’s safety is bound up to your daughter’s safety.”
Madison’s expression slightly changed. “What do you mean?” She asked.
Stella slightly pressed her lips together, “I mean I will threaten you with your daughter. So you can give
me a reply after sleeping on it.”
Madison frowned, “You bewildered me. Baby? What do you mean? How can you have a baby?”
“It’s my baby. I gave birth to a baby before.”
“Who’s the baby’s father?”
Stella just looked at her and didn’t reply.
Madison coughed and took a sip of coffee, “How old is the baby?”
“Eight months.”
“It’s true that I have experience in taking care of a baby. But I took care of my baby with the support of
a babysitter, so I’m not sure whether if I can do it well. What if the baby gets hurt and you blame me for
that?”
“Rest assured. Someone will help you take care of the baby. He’s not naughty and you just have to
take care of his daily life, feed him and change his diapers. I will come back in the evening.”
Madison asked, “Are you really going not to pay me?”
Stella asked, “Well, how much do you want?”
Madison showed her fingers, “May I?”
“Of course. I will deduct it from your husband’s salary.”
Madison was rendered speechless.
She couldn’t help denounce her, “You’re so mean. I don’t know whom you learn this from.”
When Stella prepared to answer her question, a man’s face popped out into her mind. She paused for
a while and then curled her lips into an inexplicable smile.
Madison continued, “Well, I will try my best to take care of your baby. But we should make clear some
matters. Firstly, our grudges shall be a past. I admitted that I was jealous of you before. Secondly, you
can’t seek trouble for my husband due to your grudge against me. Thirdly, …”
Madison paused and then added, “How long will I have to take care of the baby?”
Stella pondered for a while and then replied, “It will not be too long.”
“That’s good. I’m fine with it if you just want me to take care of the baby for one or two months. It’s
acceptable even if it will last for three or four months. But if it lasts for too long, I’m afraid that I will have
some problems with it.”
“What are the problems?”
Madison replied, “Raising a child is like raising a pet and I will develop feelings towards him if I take
care of him for a long time. Moreover, you won’t give me any salary and you can ask me to leave at
will. How unfair!”
Stella curled her lips into a smile, “Well. I see.”
They then left the café together. Madison couldn’t help but ask, “Come on, you will not really use my
daughter to threaten me, right? She’s just a kid.”
Stella said in a calm voice, “I was not joking. I can’t find a person suitable for this job, nor do I trust you.
So I have to get something on you.”
Madison clicked her tongue, “I don’t know what you’re doing. Clarence is your husband and both
Horace and Emmett were once your wooers. Yet you said you couldn’t find a person suitable for this
job or a person to trust?”
Stella turned her head to look at her, “Can they take care of the baby?”
Madison was rendered speechless.
She snorted after a short while, “Rest assured. As long as I’m alive, your son will be safe and sound.
Don’t try to hurt my daughter.”
Stella raised her brows, “Let’s go.”
Madison was not a vicious woman in nature. It was just that she had been jealous of Stella since they
were in university and she would feel happy when seeing Stella’s miserable life. She married Samuel
after graduation and became a housewife. Then she had a cute, obedient daughter and lived happily
with her family. She didn’t need to worry about money and could buy any clothes or bags she liked.
She had always been feeling superior to others.
However, maybe it was because she learned a lesson from that matter, she adjusted her attitude.
Most importantly, Stella was clear that Madison loved her daughter and Samuel a lot.
Samuel was one of her subordinates whom she could trust. Therefore, Stella came to Madison.
Daniel also arranged his subordinates for her.
Therefore, there would be no problem even if Madison wanted to take the baby out.
On the way back, Stella found the weather was getting hotter and hotter and went to the supermarket
to buy some thin clothes and baby powder for the baby.
Stella got into her car after shopping and saw the towering Conrad Tower not far away.
She heaved a sigh. What a coincidence that she came to the vicinity.
She heard that Clarence left the hospital yesterday and pondered whether that wretched man had felt
better.
Stella pondered for a while. She went to a restaurant to buy some food and soup that would help
recovery, wore a mask and then walked into the Conrad Tower.
She put the take-out food on the reception desk and said, “Excuse me, please give this to Nathan.”
The receptionist didn’t recognize her, “What’s your relationship with Mr. Lance?”
“We have no relationship. I just come here to send some food to him.”
“But Mr. Lance came out with Mr. Conrad this afternoon and I’m not sure whether if they will come back
tonight. How about this? Maybe you can give a call to them.”
Stella was stunned when she heard the words, “They went out? Where did they go?”
This wretched man was so ambulant. Weren’t he afraid that his wounds would be torn apart?
Stella got into the car and put the food she bought in the passenger seat.
She didn’t need to cook tonight and could heat the food.
After arriving downstairs, Stella parked her car and took out the food she bought.
There were many bags of food and Stella had to carry them with both hands. She walked to the lift.
When she prepared to press the lift button, a hand reached past her and pressed the button.
Stella turned around and saw a man’s black, unfathomable eyes.
Several seconds later, she turned around expressionlessly.
Clarence didn’t say anything and followed her into the lift.
There were only Stella and Clarence in the lift.
Clarence asked in a low, charming voice, “Which floor?”
“Don’t you know it?”
“Out of politeness.”
After finishing the words, Clarence pressed the number 17.
Polite, my ass.
Feeling the bags of food heavy, Stella exercised her arms. But at the next moment, she felt her hands
empty as Clarence took the bags of food from her.
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