Slap! Evelyn couldn't help but gave Larry a slap, causing a big red palm mark to appear on his face.
Despite the burning sensation he felt, Larry didn't even make a sound. He knew that this was a matter of pride.
Rachel was shaken to her core when she saw the boy being slapped. She didn't expect to see her gentle daughter act so cruelly.
"Enough, Evelyn, stop hitting him." Shane couldn't stand it as he felt the slap would be painful even for an adult, let alone an eight-year-old kid.
"If you feel bad, you can wait outside." Evelyn glared at him. Now that she had no further use for him, there was no need for her to maintain her act.
Seeing that she was angry, all Shane could do was to remind her, "You should hide Larry someplace difficult to find. Otherwise, if they find him..."
Although his words made sense, Evelyn had other plans in mind.
She instructed Shane to take Larry someplace far away from the nursing home.
That way, they wouldn't be easily found.
"Won't there be a lot of insects here at night?" Shane stared at the spot in front of him which was filled with undergrowth.
There would usually be pythons or other sorts of insects hiding in places such as this.
Shane shuddered just thinking about it. He had been afraid of insects ever since he was a child. As an adult, his fear for them had intensified.
"If you have no guts, you can go home first." Evelyn was speechless as she stared at the cowardly man in front of her.
By now, she had no feelings whatsoever for him. Evelyn was someone who was willing to do anything to achieve her goals. The moment she was done using someone, she would then cast that person aside.
Initially, she had planned to groom Shane further. But after observing his reaction, she dropped the idea entirely.
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