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?

help but

answered, “It’s

as he studied her artwork. Her

not be as dynamic as Lilly’s artwork, but it was filled with childlike

her grandfather’s phone and took a picture of both hers and Hannah’s drawings before sending it to Lawrence

button and started, “My cousin and I

to send a voice message in response. “You two draw well!

turned to ask Hannah and joyfully gave

soon had both photos posted on his

light in her eyes grew brighter when she

what being praised

praises me and tells me I

attention

as she thought

and Mommy say Lilly is a bad girl who schemes and is here to rob me

she’s not like that at

willing to play with her that afternoon, she went

buckets and catching fish in a shallow

again turned away before she

seeing her daughter. That was why she blindly wandered about

manor wasn’t completely enclosed. Certain areas were surrounded by high walls while others were

by iron railings that integrated themselves

iron railing that Winona noticed her daughter from a distance, and found

left her discomfited. My daughter is a good girl. What if she becomes a rebellious child after hanging around

out from the top of her lungs. “Over

with Hannah when

looked up to see the woman on the

began to look around. “Huh? Is

immediately covered her ears. “No, you didn’t hear a

hand and ran back inside with

mind the image of the

off into the safety

a loss

it’s

Hannah had been constantly criticized by everyone

she was leading Hannah

livid. As her aunt, she absolutely despised the

**

returned from

present as

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

she bit down on her

the term ‘camping’ meant as she

means going out into

confused. “But we have a house? Is it no

Zachary snickered. “You bumpkin!”

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