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.

had been so disappointed that she had not bothered to think of another name, so “Valentine”

and the Crawfords, the tension in Valentine’s shoulders eased considerably. “That little Crawford brat…” Something enigmatic

with some bizarre sickness, and Valentine had heard the story of how Lilly had literally brought young Ivan Shaw back from

would have a chance to invite the little Crawford devil

now on, Little Miss Crawford doesn’t need an invitation to show up, and she doesn’t need to call 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 chocolate, but she loves cakes that have lots of fruits in them. She also loves fruit candies and sweets. Note all

him blankly in confusion. Why would something like this

**

She turned and squinted, then realized that an old woman was standing in front of her. This old lady

she woke up immediately. Her eyes sprang

a shock, and he hurriedly

still fearful. “Master, I saw an old granny

“What did she look

described the old lady. “Her eyes were all sunken in

you seen her

shook her head.

eyes, hollow cheeks, and livor mortis under her

importantly, Lilly had never seen her before. Previously, Ivan Shaw had appeared in Lilly’s dream because she had actually seen him in person. However, this departed soul who had intruded into her dream was a complete

souls of the dead were beginning to come

asked, “Tulip, have

head, looking puzzled. “Master, what’s wrong?” Her master’s expression seemed

told her. Looking conflicted, he asked, “Do you know why I came to find

you trying to test me? Mommy

he had assumed that his meeting with Jean Crawford had been mere coincidence; he had agreed to take Lilly under his wing for a while,

As for today…

a bright red annotation had appeared under Lilly’s name. It read, “If she declares that someone will die,

possible if one

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

jar of souls I gave