Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Chapter 38

Winona kept checking her phone and waited till it was nearly 11.

Hannah should be awake by now.

Helen didn’t seem worried. “Wait and see! Someone will call in ten minutes and ask you to return.”

“What if they don’t?”

The elderly woman shook her head. “That’s not possible. They will, at most, try to act as if nothing is wrong. There’s no doubt that they will call.”

Winona waited until noon, and yet there was still no news from the Crawfords.

She couldn’t stay and do nothing anymore. “No, I have to go check on her!”

Helen tried to stop her to no avail. Why is my daughter so impatient?!

What child could bear to leave her mother’s side? What was the hurry?

**

Back at the Crawford manor.

Lilly was drawing with Hannah.

“For you.” Lilly handed Hannah a piece of paper.

Hannah harrumphed. “I don’t want yours.”

Despite her barbed words, she still accepted the paper.

Lilly was confused. “I thought you didn’t want it.”

Hannah stiffly muttered, “Mine isn’t white enough. I’ll use yours instead!”

“…”

Both of them drew something. “I’m going to show everyone my art!”

She then went searching for Hugh.

Hugh took off his reading glasses and asked, “What did you draw today?”

Lilly showed it off. “Look, Grandpa! It’s an egg.”

The elderly man couldn’t help but laugh. “And you, Hannah?”

Hannah felt depressed at the sight of her cousin and her grandfather getting along so well. Does Grandpa not like me?

couldn’t help but light

cheerfully answered, “It’s a

brow as he studied her artwork.

not be as dynamic as Lilly’s artwork, but it

took a picture of both hers and

voice record button and started,

was quick to send a voice message in response. “You two draw

Hannah and joyfully gave

soon had both photos posted on his social

couldn’t read well, but the light in her eyes grew brighter when

this what being praised

me and tells me I

get attention

at Lilly as she thought

Mommy say Lilly is a bad girl who schemes and is here

she’s not like that

company and no one willing to play with her that afternoon,

armed with small buckets and catching fish in a shallow pond in

again turned

way she was willing to leave without seeing her daughter. That was why she blindly wandered about

by high walls while others were

mountain were only separated by iron railings that integrated themselves

railing that Winona noticed her daughter

girl. What if she becomes a rebellious child after

top

was catching fish with Hannah when she

see the woman on the other side of

to look around. “Huh?

“No, you

took Hannah’s hand and ran back inside with

mind the image of the ‘person’

sprinted off into the safety of the

was at a loss for

it’s

entered the Crawford household, Hannah had been constantly criticized by

she was leading Hannah

aunt, she absolutely despised

**

from their remedial

were present as

Hugh nudged Lilly, “Isn’t it boring being home all day? Let’s go camping at the

she bit down on

quite sure what the term ‘camping’ meant as

explained, “Camping means going out into the

we have a house? Is it

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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