Chapter 39

The little girl held up a Barbie and handed it to Cary, with her big watery eyes filled with anticipation. Lily knew that Cary did not like these things, and when she was about to say something, she saw Cary's hand move. He pulled his hand out of his mother's palm and caught the little girl 's Barbie. He pulled the doll's hair, then tore at the doll's eyes, and then there was a trace of doubt on his cold face, as if he did not understand what it was. "Brother, Barbie's gonna hurt, too. Don't do this to her." The little girl frowned in pain. Cary listened, and immediately stopped his rude behavior, holding the Barbie decently. Now that the Barbie doll would hurt in his opinion, why did not the python and lizard hurt? Lily had no understanding of Cary's thinking. She was surprised, too. For so many days she had tried to make Cary develop an affinity for tortoises and rabbits, but it didn't work. Unexpectedly, the little girl who appeared suddenly said only a few words, let her son accept