"Yeah," Isaac replied softly. "Go back to sleep.""I can't sleep now. Let me down," Irene said as she leaned against his shoulder.He lowered his gaze in silence, while she shyly buried her face in his arms.-Back in Zidonia, it was daytime and Lulu was playing with Star outside.She would pick up a toy and move it around as Star's eyes followed it everywhere, and brighter ones were especially effective.As her eyes darted around, her lips would part from time to time, baring the little teeth that just grew out.She tended to drool perhaps because of that, and Lulu wiped her mouth while fastening a napkin around her neck. She would change it once it got wet too, or Star's skin might get red.Babies' skin could be delicate and must be kept dry or rashes would easily occur.Such was how meticulously Lulu was taking care of Star, and the baby was putting on weight too.Her little cheeks were white and fair, making her especially adorable.Meanwhile, Vivian woke up to find the

Vivian certainly came prepared, even flashing a gloating smile. "Why did you call the cops? Did something happen? Did you lose something?"Even as she smiled, Lulu had to restrain herself. Like Zachary, she was afraid to push Vivian too far, since Vivian could hurt Star. Instead, she would leave all her grievances until after Star was found.However, the officers at Zachary's mansion interrogated Vivian too since she was at the mansion when Star went missing. "What were you doing around 7.30 PM?""I left to have dinner," Vivian replied calmly."Did you notice anything unusual? Did you have line of sight to the baby's crib?""No, taking care of the baby is her job." Vivian pointed at Lulu, smiling. "Oh, so you lost the baby? It's over for you, Wendy Jones—Mr. Slate will punish you for this."Lulu restrained herself against Vivian's gloating, whereas the cops kept interrogating Vivian, their tone menacing. "Are you sure you saw nothing?"Vivian felt a hint of panic but pointed a

Even at this juncture, Vivian was bent on foolishly shifting the blame to Lulu. Grabbing Zachary's arm frantically, Vivian cried, "Wendy must have planned all this, Mr. Slate. Just arrest her—everything will be fine after."Zachary had enough before she could finish and kicked her to the floor, leaving her looking up at him in disbelief even as she clutched her belly. "Mr. Slate…"Zachary refused to speak another word to her and passed Star to Lulu. "Go to the car. I'll deal with this."Lulu held Star firmly in her arms as she nodded repeatedly. "Okay."Vivian was left staring blankly—why would Zachary still trust Wendy now?"Mr. Slate, Wendy was the one who lost your baby!" she cried. "How could you still trust her? You're putting Star in danger!"Zachary completely ignored her, however, and went in the precinct to speak with the officers inside.He could no longer abide with Vivian after what she did to Star, even if Star turned out to be fine. There was no forgiving Vivian

Zachary chuckled self-deprecatingly as he chugged, his voice soft and slow. "Can't you consider giving Star a complete family?""I can't face her," Lulu replied.She was refusing knowing that she and Zachary could never reconcile.She had been through too much, just as she would not be able to accept being attached to Zachary again.Twirling her glass, she said, "I really loved Martin."Zachary's face turned pale, knowing that Lulu did fall in love with Martin York.Martin had been a man worthy of entrusting one's life to, and Zachary had offered them his blessing before.But Martin was gone now…"I wasn't with him for long, but the days were good and comforting," Lulu continued. "Those days were my happiest, so what I did was wrong. I shouldn't have fought him, or he wouldn't have taken that dangerous mission if he didn't want to keep his distance. He would be alive…""Things happen, and life and death are predestined. It's not your fault," Zachary said.Lulu looked up at hi

When Lulu returned inside the mansion with Star, Zachary was having his breakfast by the table, seemingly calm knowing that Lulu was not leaving.And he did not look up when she entered, as if he did not sense her presence.Pulling out a chair to sit opposite him, she wanted to speak but was left hesitating.When Zachary was about to finish, she asked, "When you get married, could you give Star to me?"Zachary had thought she would come around and try to make their relationship work for Star's sake.Her idea certainly caught him off guard!As he slowly looked up, she quickly explained, "It's for your own good. Having a child is a burden, while I have my bias since I don't think any stepmother would treat Star well. You're still young, and you could still have more children, but not me. I know it's unfair to say that—""Dream on. I'm never marrying, and I'm never abandoning Star," Zachary growled as he got up and held out his hands. "Give her to me."When Lulu hesitated, Zachary