Baby Zetty was taken aback by the man's sudden actions. She clutched the money absently, completely bewildered.
"I don’t lack money," added Jay testily, clearly implying that he had no need to traffic kids.
Zetty passed the money back to Jay, apologizing softly, “Sorry, mister. I won’t call you the trafficker man anymore. And I don’t want this money."
Jay was surprised. Despite her young age, the child knew not to accept freebies that were possibly tainted.
Ever since Jay arrived, Rose found it difficult to breathe. "Zetty, this man is Mommy's new boss," she choked. "Go play over there. Mommy will talk to him."
As soon as she was told the man's identity, Zetty immediately started negotiating with Jay. "Mister, can you stop giving so much work to my mommy? My mommy’s so tired."
Although he would never admit it, Jay could not help but feel a little jealous of Rose. This woman had such a caring daughter. How enviable.
However, his temper was still actively bubbling within him, and he rebuffed Zetty stoically. "The amount of work is reasonable," he snapped. "It’s just that your mommy is too clumsy.”
Zetty disliked people criticizing her mommy and rolled her eyes at Jay. "Mommy was right. The nature o f capitalists is to maximize the extortion of labor from workers."
Jay's face hardened.
However, when he saw Zetty roll her eyes, Jay spaced out for a moment.
He had seen this technique from someone else.
That person was Angeline Severe.
When Angeline made this expression, it was that of a naughty child. She melted his heart.
Rose pulled Zetty aside frantically. "Zetty, you can’t be rude to this mister. Mommy has an important matter t o discuss with him. You can’t disturb adults when they're talking about serious things."
In front of Mommy, Zetty instantly became an angelic doll and nodded obediently.
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