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 not bothered to think of another name, so “Valentine”

the tension in Valentine’s shoulders eased considerably. “That little Crawford brat…” Something enigmatic flickered in his eyes for a moment. “She

the story of how Lilly had literally brought young Ivan Shaw back from

invite the little Crawford devil to take a

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

something

**

when 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 what

startled that she woke up immediately. Her eyes

a shock, and

were still fearful. “Master, I saw

startled. “What

described the old lady. “Her eyes were all sunken in and hollow; her cheeks too. Her eyes were purpley-blue right

you seen her before?” Pablo

her

thought hard. A woman with sunken eyes, hollow cheeks, and livor

because she had actually seen him in person. However, this departed soul who had intruded into her dream was

dead were beginning to come in search

he asked, “Tulip, have you dreamed

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

you dream about anything in future, you must tell me, okay?” Pablo told her. Looking conflicted,

was still slightly blurry from sleep. Rubbing her eyes, she answered with a yawn, “Of course I do! Master, are you trying to test me? Mommy asked you to come…” Of course

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

As for today…

appeared under Lilly’s name. It read, “If she declares that someone

possible if

he had encountered

the jar of souls I gave