Chapter 73

Eliana couldn’t help but furrow her brows as Laura walked away with her nose held high - Did she really just ask me to bathe Evan? Didn’t Aidan once say that he would never let me get close to him? Laura must have something up her sleeve… Laura wrinkled her nose and fanned the air around it in disgust when Eliana walked into the backyard - it was as though the latter reeked of garbage and litter. “Stay away from me, you dirty woman,” Laura muttered. As she spoke, she kicked Evan, who was sitting on the carpet spread out beside her - she hissed, “Get up and let that woman bathe you.” When Evan did not budge, Laura scowled as she reached out to pinch the little boy by the ears, “I said, get up and let that woman bathe you. Did you not hear me? Are you deaf?” Evan’s eyes couldn’t help but water at the sheer amount of force that Laura was exerting on him - Eliana’s heart broke for the poor little boy who was being so blatantly mistreated and abused. Alas, she knew that there was nothing re