Spoiled by Eight Uncles

When Ivan saw Lilly staring at him with large shining eyes, he immediately stiffened his spine and straightened up, pursing his lips slightly. “What now?”

Lilly counted busily on her fingers before exclaiming, “Wow! Ivan, this is the most number of words you’ve ever spoken! That’s so cool!” All along, she had been under the impression that he could only speak five words at a time!

Ivan just stared at her, lost for words. He thought she would compliment him for knowing so much…

Jonas smiled faintly, then shifted to a more comfortable position and propped his chin against his palm, watching the two little rascals. Children were children, after all, and they came up with the oddest observations.

**

Once the ribbon-cutting ceremony finished, Lilly fell asleep because she had eaten too much.

While Jonas carried her carefully, Anthony came over and took off his dress jacket, draping it over her sleeping form. The two men slipped past the barrage of cameras everywhere on the red carpet, carefully shielding their precious little burden. Bidding Colton goodnight, they made their way to their car and departed.

Ivan stood at the entrance, quietly watching as the two Crawford brothers drove off.

“Let’s go, son!” Colton told him.

Ivan sighed and took a last look at the car vanishing in the distance. If he met Lilly again, he would give her two sweets. Two, because she liked eating them, and not three because he was afraid she might get cavities…

A short, chubby middle-aged man stood beside the Shaws’ car. With a smile, he bid Colton goodnight. This gentleman was very short, standing only around five feet four or so. The buttons of his dress jacket strained against his rotund beer belly; they looked as if they would pop off any moment.

This was Valentine Taylor, the CEO of Taylor Entertainment.

Valentine’s mother had given birth to two sets of twins, all boys. During her third pregnancy, she had hoped for a daughter and had named the child in her womb “Valentine” for luck.

However, the baby turned out to be a boy instead.

disappointed that she had not bothered to think of another name, so

in Valentine’s shoulders eased considerably. “That little Crawford

and Valentine had heard the story of how Lilly had literally brought young Ivan Shaw back from the dead. Furthermore, everyone present had witnessed the auspicious light that had shone down on the

if he would have a chance to invite the little Crawford devil to take

beforehand, either. Whenever she visits, get the best pastry chef in Shercaster City to come over immediately and bake a cake for her on the spot. Just remember that the Little Miss can’t have anything too sweet, and she doesn’t like

confusion. Why would something like this need to be noted down in

**

she sensed she was being stared at. She turned and squinted, then realized that an old woman was standing in front of her. This old lady was dressed in

startled that she woke

gave Pablo a shock, and he hurriedly

sleep-filled eyes were still fearful. “Master, I

“What did she look

“Her eyes were all sunken in and hollow; her cheeks too. Her eyes were purpley-blue right under

her

shook her head.

hard. A woman with sunken eyes, hollow cheeks, and livor mortis under her

had never seen her before. Previously, Ivan Shaw had appeared in Lilly’s dream because she had actually seen

dead were beginning to

grave as he asked, “Tulip,

Her master’s expression seemed very

if you dream about anything in future, you must tell me, okay?” Pablo told her. Looking conflicted, he asked, “Do you know why I came to find you

her eyes, she answered with a yawn, “Of course I do! Master, are you trying to test me? Mommy asked you

had assumed that his meeting with Jean Crawford had been mere coincidence; he had agreed to take Lilly under his wing for a while, and that would be it. After that, he had discovered that it was not so easy to protect the girl; he needed to earn

As for today…

a bright red annotation had appeared under Lilly’s name. It read, “If she declares that someone will die, death cannot be

only possible if one were the Ruler

confusion. Was it mere coincidence that he had encountered the newly deceased Jean Crawford and found his

you remember the jar of souls