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Chapter 1078

Author: Hauling Treasures
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"Oh, it's fine!" Zachary smiled and picked up his cup of coffee for a sip.

He looked up again after lowering the glass and said, "Stan told me that you had experience with many children abroad. What can you tell me about it? My child has been crying a lot since I've been busy lately, so I have to get a child care worker… Moreover, I'm a single man and not exactly the delicate type, so caring for children can get inconvenient."

He certainly was not careless with her child, and he was left sighing upon remembering how Jean kept crying into the middle of the night!

Lulu felt warmth in her heart seeing Zachary's attitude—any man who realized that he lacked the delicate touch was certainly giving his best!

"I have cared for the children of several families abroad. You may read some of the feedback!" Lulu said, and handed him some of the materials she prepared. "I asked Stan to bring me back since staying abroad permanently isn't doing me any favors either."

"Wendy Jones…?"

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