Chapter 394 A Fragile Life (2/2)

Seeing her concerned expression, Tina smiled more brilliant. She stood up with the rabbit in her hand, lifting it slowly to make sure that Beryl couldn't touch it anymore. Then she mustered all the strength she had to squeeze the rabbit's neck. The poo

. Her heart was aching for them and the injustice they suffered.

She suddenly regretted being such a weak and scared girl that she even could not stand up to Tina and protect these rabbits from harm's way.

”Beryl, you are such a sweet innocent girl.” Tina washed her hands and grabbed a handkerchief to wipe away Beryl's overflowing tears from her face. She continued, ”Well, since it's Beryl's request, of course I will agree instantly.”

Beryl looked at her stunned with her eyes wide open, still choking on her words, as she asked, ”Rea - really will you?”

”Of course it's true. Why would I lie? But, my dear Beryl, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Don't be naive. What can you offer to repay me?”

Beryl was shocked beyond belief and remained silent for a long moment before she spoke, ”Repay you? I don't know how I could possibly repay you.”

Tina too paused for a while before putting a proposal forward and said, ”Well, I have a good idea for you. How about drawing a beautiful picture for me?”

”Sure, that sounds good,” Without hesitating, Beryl agreed almost immediately as she thought it was a good deal to paint a picture to save these rabbits' life. ”But I have to be honest here that I'm not good at painting. Anyway, you can't go back...”

”Don't worry. I won't go back on my word, as long as the drawing comes straight from your heart,” Tina replied in a tender loving voice, as if she was a gentle elder sister and had never done anything remotely cruelty.

But now Beryl understood very well that she was wearing a guise, at all times. Even though Tina looked exactly like her mother, Beryl thought she was quite ugly on the contrary because of her vicious and evil heart.

She whispered, ”Sure I will be sure to draw it carefully. What do you want me to draw? Please do let me know.”

Tina looked at Beryl with her malicious eyes as she stretched out her finger to point at the rabbit whose gouged out eyes were on the grass. She laughed, ”You can draw that...”